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reason
rzən ˈrizən
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense reasons, present participle reasoning, past tense , past participle reasoned
1 N-COUNT [NOUN to-infinitive] 原因;理由;动机 The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen. 原因;理由;动机
  • There is a reason for every important thing that happens. [+ for]

    每件重要事情的发生都有原因。

  • Who would have a reason to want to kill her?

    谁会有杀她的动机呢?

  • ...the reason why Italian tomatoes have so much flavour.

    意大利番茄如此美味的原因

  • The only reason I went was because I was told to.

    我去的唯一原因是我被告知要去。

  • My parents came to Germany for business reasons.

    我父母因公来到德国。

  • The exact locations are being kept secret for reasons of security.

    确切地点因为安全原因要保密。

SYN cause, grounds, purpose, motive
2 N-UNCOUNT [usually NOUN to-infinitive] 理由;确凿的证据 If you say that you have reason to believe something or to have a particular emotion, you mean that you have evidence for your belief or there is a definite cause of your feeling. 理由;确凿的证据
  • They had reason to believe there could be trouble.

    他们有理由相信可能会遇到麻烦。

  • He had every reason to be upset.

    他完全有理由生气。

  • He doesn't trust me. With good reason.

    他不信任我是有充分理由的。

3 N-UNCOUNT 理性;理智 The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason . 理性;理智
  • ...a conflict between emotion and reason.

    情感和理智的冲突

  • Mike is my voice of reason. He thinks logically and points out where I'm going wrong.

    迈克帮我保持理智。他的思维很有逻辑性,可以指出我的错误。

4 VERB 推理;推论;推断 If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts. 推理;推论;推断
  • I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level. [VERB that]

    我推断改变自己的饮食可以降低我的胆固醇水平。

  • 'Listen,' I reasoned, 'it doesn't take a genius to figure out what Adam's up to.' [VERB with quote]

    听着,我分析道,要弄清楚亚当想要干什么很容易。

SYN deduce, conclude, work out, solve
5See also:reasoned  reasoning 
6 PHRASE [PHRASE with cl] (常用来暗指不赞成某人的所作所为)只有自己知道为什么,出于自身的理由 If you do not know why someone did something, you can say that they did it for reasons best known to themselves. You usually use this expression when you do not agree with what they did. (常用来暗指不赞成某人的所作所为)只有自己知道为什么,出于自身的理由
  • For reasons best known to himself, Algie changed his name.

    不知是出于什么原因,阿尔吉改了名字。

7 PHRASE 因为;由于;由引起;以为理由 If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it. 因为;由于;由引起;以为理由 [formal]
  • The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position.

    老板由于自身的地位而一直有极大的影响力。

  • He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.

    他以精神不健全为由申辩无罪。

8 PHRASE 听从劝告;理智行事 If you try to make someone listen to reason, you try to persuade them to listen to sensible arguments and be influenced by them. 听从劝告;理智行事
  • The company's top executives had refused to listen to reason.

    公司的高层管理人员拒绝理智行事。

9 PHRASE 无缘无故;莫名其妙;没有理由 If you say that something happened or was done for no reason ,for no good reason, or for no reason at all, you mean that there was no obvious reason why it happened or was done. 无缘无故;莫名其妙;没有理由
  • The guards, he said, would punch them for no reason.

    他说警卫会无缘无故殴打他们。

  • For no reason at all the two men started to laugh.

    两个人莫名其妙地开始大笑。

10 PHRASE 活着的理由;生存的原因 If a person or thing is someone's reason for living or their reason for being, they are the most important thing in that person's life. 活着的理由;生存的原因
  • Chloe is my reason for living.

    克洛艾是我活着的理由。

11 PHRASE 不知为何;不知什么原因 If you say that something happened or is true for some reason, you mean that you know it happened or is true, but you do not know why. 不知为何;不知什么原因 [vagueness]
  • For some reason, the curtains were shut.

    不知什么原因,窗帘拉着。

  • For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.

    因为某些无法解释的原因,她被帕特里克所吸引。

12 PHRASE 正当的;合乎情理的;理智范围内的 If you say that you will do anything within reason, you mean that you will do anything that is fair or reasonable and not too extreme. 正当的;合乎情理的;理智范围内的
  • I will take any job that comes along, within reason.

    我会接受任何给我的工作,只要是正当的。

  • It means working, within reason, for whatever time is necessary.

    这意味着在合理的范围内花费所有必要的时间工作。

13 rhyme or reason→see: rhyme  to reason→see:   it stands to reason→see: stand 
Phrasal verbs:
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Quotations
The heart has reasons that reason knows not of Blaise Pascal Pensées
The reason of the strongest is always the best Jean de la Fontaine Fables
There is nothing without a reason Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Studies in Physics and the Nature of Body
Reason is natural revelation John Locke Essay concerning Human Understanding
Reason, an ignis fatuus of the mind,
Which leaves the light of nature, sense, behind
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester A Satire against Mankind
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Thesaurusreason Also look up:
N.

apology, argument, defence, excuse, explanation 1

analysis, comprehension, intellect, logic 3

Word PartnershipUse reason with:
ADJ.

main reason, major reason, obvious reason, only reason, primary reason, real reason, same reason, simple reason 1

compelling reason, good reason, sufficient reason 1 2

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