Word · Frequency #310
reasons
推理；推断
reasons is the third person singular of reason.
to think about something in a logical way and form a conclusion
- 1.
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
理性推理得出结论；推断
- 2.
To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
进行演绎或归纳推理以说服或反驳；争论
- 3.
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
整理并提出支持或反对的理由；辩论讨论
- 4.
To persuade by reasoning or argument.
通过推理或论证来说服
- 5.
To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
通过逻辑过程发现；用理性或论证解释或证明
论证；辩论；讨论；说服；以理说服；理性推理得出结论；推断；进行演绎或归纳推理以说服或反驳；争论；整理并提出支持或反对的理由；辩论讨论
In use
She tried to reason with her angry friend.
He reasoned that the project could be finished on time.
We need to reason out the best solution to this problem.
Verb forms
base reason · third person reasons · -ing reasoning · past reasoned · past participle reasoned
规则动词，词形变化加-ed、-ing、-s。
Connections
Collocations
- reason with
- 与…讲理；规劝
- She tried to reason with the angry customer.她试图与愤怒的顾客讲理。
- reason that
- 推理认为；推断出
- He reasoned that the train would be delayed.他推断火车会晚点。
- reason out
- 通过推理解决；想出
- Let's reason out the answer together.我们一起推理出答案吧。
- reason about
- 推理；思考
- Children learn to reason about abstract ideas.儿童学会推理抽象概念。
- reason through
- 通过推理弄清；仔细分析
- We need to reason through the problem step by step.我们需要一步步推理弄清这个问题。
- reason from
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Reason 作动词是‘推理’：别凭感觉，要像找理由(reason)一样一条条想清楚。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：Academic writing、Legal argument、Formal debate reason 作动词时通常用于较正式的场合，如学术写作、法律论证或正式辩论，多表示“进行理性推理、论证或说服”。在日常口语中相对少见，口语里更常用 think 或 figure out。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 reason 押韵的词：season、treason（都读 /iːzən/）。拼写以 -son 结尾但发音不同的常见词：bison、prison、lesson、poison，注意它们的元音或辅音与 reason 不同，不要视作押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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