causing
present participle ofcause
| 单词 | causing |
| 释义 | causing present participle ofcause cause verb[T] uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/B2 to make somethinghappen,especiallysomethingbad: Thedifficultdrivingconditionscaused severalaccidents. [+ obj + to infinitive]Thebrightlightcaused hertoblink. Mostheartattacksare causedbybloodclots. [+ two objects]Ihopethechildrenhaven't caused you too muchtrouble. Synonyms bring inflict visitsomethingon/uponsomeoneold useorformal wreakformal to make something happen
Causing things to happen
Examplesofcausingcausing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This overvalued the currency,causingan increase in imports and thus a current-account deficit. From theCambridge English Corpus Although frequently considered ascausingminimal non-disabling symptoms, peripheral neuropathy in the elderly patient can in fact be responsible for considerable functional disability. From theCambridge English Corpus However, spatial pooling can blend different motion signals together,causingthem to begin to cancel. From theCambridge English Corpus What, we dare ask, could possibly becausingthis? From theCambridge English Corpus Since sheep do not possess the opiate receptors responsible forcausinganesthesia, they are not an appropriate model for testing narcotic anesthesia in the fetus. From theCambridge English Corpus Firstly, alien insectscausingeconomic damage are more likely and more rapidly discovered than insects that are economically harmless. From theCambridge English Corpus Intentions driven by habit can be interrupted, often by unforeseen or relatively dramatic events,causingthe agent to deliberate and perhaps adopt another intention. From theCambridge English Corpus We excluded patients with transient ischaemic attacks, subarachnoid haemorrhage and previous cerebrovascular eventscausinga persistent neurological deficit. From theCambridge English Corpus He had appeared weak and confused,causinghis family to call for assistance from emergency services. From theCambridge English Corpus We evaluated the consequences of carriage on the spectrum of bacteriacausinginfections developing during hospitalization. From theCambridge English Corpus It is to be feared that these problems will put many potential readers off,causingthe value of its content to be overlooked. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the situation may improve in cases where the degeneracy can be removed by identifying and eliminating redundant constraintscausingthe degeneracy. From theCambridge English Corpus The estimated curves characterize crop losses due to droughts as well as excessive rainscausingsiltation, excessive soil humidity, and floods. From theCambridge English Corpus A lesser factorcausingintrafraction error is cardiac motion. From theCambridge English Corpus It feeds on the phloem in leaf sheaths,causingwilting and drying of the leaves. From theCambridge English Corpus 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. |
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