cause的用法：cause可作名词，含义为“原因”、“理由”、“动机”、“目标”、“诉讼案”；cause还可作及物动词，含义为“使发生”、“造成”、“引起”、“导致”。

cause可作名词和及物动词，译为原因;起因;理由;动机;缘故;(支持或为之奋斗的)事业，目标，思想;诉讼案；使发生;造成;引起;导致。例句有：

1、Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.

失业是贫困的主要原因。

2、There is no cause for concern .

没有理由担忧。

3、Do they know what caused the fire?

他们知道引起这场火灾的原因吗？

4、The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.

恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。

5、The project is still causing him a lot of problems.

这项工程现在仍然给他带来许多的麻烦。

6、Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...

在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中，吸烟排在第一位。

7、Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems...

试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。

8、Only a few people can find any cause for celebration...

只有少数几个人能找到庆祝的理由。

9、Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.

拒绝推举一名领导者对此项事业毫无帮助。

10、They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.

他们因为几个目的而联手，可是多数情况下，他们追逐着各自的利益。