| 词汇 | reason |
| 释义 | reason noun uk /ˈriː.zən/ us /ˈriː.zən/ reasonnoun (EXPLANATION)A2[ C or U ] the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation: 原因；理由；解释 The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error.这次灾难的原因是发动机故障，而非人为错误。 [ + question word ]The reason why grass is green was a mystery to the little boy.对这个小男孩来说，草为什么是绿色的是一个谜。 [ + (that) ]The reason (that) I'm calling is to ask a favour.我打电话是为了恳请帮忙。 not standardThe reason I walked out was because I was bored.我走出去是因为我感到很无聊。 [ + to infinitive ]The police have (every good) reason to believe that he is guilty.警方（完全）有理由认定他有罪。 She was furious, and with reason (= with good cause).她很生气，这也有情可原。 For some reason/For reasons best known to himself(= for reasons no one else knows about) he's decided to leave his job.出于某种原因／由于某些不为人知的原因，他决定辞职。 the cause of something reasonI frankly don’t understand the reason for the delay. causeInvestigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. rootWe need to get to the root of her problems. motiveThere seems to have been no motive for the murder. ground(s)On what grounds was she dismissed? by reason offormal because of: 因为，鉴于 He's always asked to these occasions by reason of his position.因为地位很高，他经常被邀请出席这些场合。 I see no reason for us to depart from our usual practice.我看不出有打破惯例的必要。 Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution.汽车尾气是造成城市污染的主要原因。 I go to church for weddings but not for any other reason.我只有参加婚礼才会去教堂。 For some reason the story caught the imagination of the public. We made this decision purely for financial reasons.我们作出这个决定纯粹是出于财务原因。 Motives and reasons autotelic cause causeless drive first principles from a place ofidiom hidden agenda impulse inclination justification mainspring motivation motive name peg place should wherefores why without cause You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reasons and explanations reasonnoun (JUDGMENT)[ U ] the ability of a healthy mind to think and make judgments, especially based on practical facts: （尤指基于实际情况的）判断力，理性，理智 We humans believe that we are the only animals to have the power of reason.我们人类认为自己是唯一具有理性思考能力的动物。 mainly UKold-fashionedHe lost his reason (= became mentally ill) when both his parents were killed in the crash.他的父母都死于车祸，这使他精神失常。 within reason C2 within the limits of what is acceptable and possible: 合情合理；有分寸；有道理 We can wear anything we like to the office, within reason.只要不出格，我们在办公室可以爱穿什么就穿什么。 He argued that morality could be conceptualized as a series of principles based on human reason. And did reason prevail over emotion? If 20% of the earth's population has 80% of its resources, then it stands to reason that 80% of the population has only 20% of the resources. His powers of reason set him apart from the candidates. Choose whatever you like from the menu, within reason! Mind and personality -hearted -heartedly -heartedness alexithymia allism allistic alter ego ambivert Asperger's syndrome gender identity gestaltist neurotypical neurotypicality noddle noetic noggin psychoanalysis psychoanalytic subconscious superego GrammarReason that We use reason that before a clause. We often omit that, especially in statements. Reason that is less common and slightly more formal than reason why: … Reason + to-infinitive We can use reason with a to-infinitive: … Reason We use reason for + noun phrase, not reason of: … Reason for We use reason for + noun phrase, not reason of: … Reason why We use reason why before a clause. We often omit why, especially in statements: … Idiomlisten to reason reason verb[ T ] uk /ˈriː.zən/ us /ˈriː.zən/ to try to understand and to make judgments based on practical facts: 推理，推断;判断 [ + (that) ]Newton reasoned (that) there must be a force such as gravity牛顿推断出这一定是由于某种力的缘故，比如重力。 I spent hours reasoning out the solution to the puzzle.我花了好几个小时才解开这个谜。 Thinking and contemplating a brown studyidiom agonize agonize over/about something beard-stroking bethink grapple harbour heart-searching hit on/upon something I/we'll (have to) seeidiom in the cold light of dayidiom introspect navel reckon revisit reweigh rumination run through someone's mind/headidiom scratch your headidiom weigh You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Concluding and deducing Phrasal verbreason with someone reason | American Dictionaryreason noun us/ˈri·zən/ reasonnoun (EXPLANATION)[ C/U ] the cause of an event or situation, or something suggested as an explanation: [ C ]She had never stopped by before for any reason. [ C ]There must be a reason why she’s not here yet. [ U ]Adams had good reason to fire Pickering. reasonnoun (JUDGMENT)[ U ] the ability to think and make judgments, esp. good judgments: Meditation seemed to have improved her ability to reason. reason verb us/ˈri·zən/ reasonverb (JUDGE)to think about and make a good judgment about: [ + (that) clause ]He reasoned (that) he had only four or five years left as an athlete. reasonverb (EXPLAIN)to argue with and try to persuade someone: [ I ]Grace kept her voice gentle, as if she were reasoning with a child. reasoningnoun[ U ]us/ˈri·zə·nɪŋ/ I didn’t follow her reasoning. Examples of reasonreason There are a number of reasons for this. The last reason is perhaps the most common. However, this was not always the case, for several reasons. For this reason, the use of an antagonist is unnecessary. A physician was permitted to overrule these recommendations by providing the reason at the bottom of the sheet. Qualitative representation and reasoning about shapes and spatial relationships. Qualitative spatial representation and reasoning with the region connection calculus. A second, perhaps more important reason, is that qualitative insights can be obtained. In such a framework, there would seem to be no reason not to include social meaning along with 'ordinary' semantics and pragmatics. This phonetic aspect is the main important difference between the two cases for other reasons as well. For purely logical reasons, the strongest form of the uniqueness question - is the specific behavior or pattern of behavior found only in the target group? Thus, the dissipation of volume appears for purely topological reasons. The latter include intelligent agents, natural language understanding and processing, reasoning strategies, and knowledge representations and ontologies. In addition, 5 participants died, 5 participants reported being too ill to participate, and 3 were lost due to relocation or other reasons. In other words, voters had good reason to vote strategically within parties to maximize the number of seats their side would win. See all examples of reason These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withreasonreasonThese are words often used in combination with reason. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ample reason There is certainly amplereason to believe that they do. cogent reason This is the most cogent reason for treating all journal contributors more respectfully than bestselling authors. compelling reason What could the compellingreason be? These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with reason |
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