1、cause
(常指壞事的)原因,誘因
Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.
在可以預防的引發死亡和疾病的因素當中,吸煙排在第一位
。The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
原因很復雜,既有地方性沖突也有全國范圍的緊張局勢
。引起;導致
Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems.
試圖在某些少數民族地區限制生育可能會引起問題
。This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.
這是好心辦錯事,可是確實讓我擔心了一陣子
。理由;緣由
Only a few people can find any cause for celebration.
只有少數幾個人能找到慶祝的理由
。Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.
雙方都有充分的理由對英國政府的行事隱秘深表感激
。2、eventually
最終;終于
Eventually, the army caught up with him in Latvia.
最終,大部隊在拉脫維亞趕上了他
。The flight eventually got away six hours late.
那個航班推遲了6個小時后終于起飛
。最后;結果
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.
最后,你的孩子會離開家,作為一個完全獨立的成年人過她自己的生活
。She sees the bar as a starting point and eventually plans to run her own chain of country inns.
她把那間酒吧當作一個起點,最終計劃是經營自己的鄉村旅館連鎖店
。