cause的用法.doc

cause的用法：1. cause用作动词时，有两大主要意思：(1) cause表示“造成”或者“使（发生）”的意思时，有如下搭配。cause后可直接用造成的结果或者发生的事情作宾语。例句：The resignation of the prime minister will cause much confusion.首相的辞职将引起很大混乱。cause也可接双宾语或接不定式的复合结构作宾语。如：例句：Smoking may cause lung cancer. 吸烟可导致肺癌。(直接加造成的结果)He caused his friends much unhappiness. 他弄得他朋友很不愉快。（双宾语）The cold weather caused the plants to die. 天气寒冷冻死了植物(不定式复合结构)。My Sister caused my parents much unhappiness. 我妹妹弄的我父母很不开心。(2) cause表示“使”或者“迫使”的意思时，一般接不定式的复合结构作宾语。注意不要受动词 make 的影响而用错句型。例句：The vibration during operation often caused the nuts to loosen.机器运转时的震动常使螺母变得松动。比较：是什么使她哭了？正：What caused her to cry? / What made her cry?误：What caused her cry crying? / What made her to cry?这个坏消息使她伤心。正：The bad news caused her to be sad. 正：The bad news made her sad. 误：The bad news caused her sad2. cause用作名词时，主要有三大意思：(1) cause表示“原因”时，是可数名词C。例句：They pegged it as the cause of failure.他们认为这就是失败的原因。(2) cause表示“理由”时，是不可数名词U。例句：She had just cause for anger. 她有正当的理由生气。(3) cause表示“事业”或者“奋斗目标”时，是可数名词C。例句：He would immolate himself for their noble cause.他愿意为他们的崇高事业牺牲自己。