2018-11-14 每日一词 cause

cause

cause 表示“理由”时，是不可数名词，前面不要加a/an。它最常见的搭配有 be/give cause for concern/celebration/alarm。

例句

The early signals give cause for both hope and worry.（这里的 give 也可以换成 are）

The narrowing gap between bonds and stocks is grounds for anxiety, but not yet cause for alarm.

Grounds =cause

翻译

Users are increasingly dissatisfied with how Internet companies treat their data. That is cause for worry.

造句

Her marriage is giving her parents great cause for concern.