reason
[NOUN, VERB]
reasons
1. [C 可数名词] 原因
The reason for something is a fact or situation which explains why it happens or what causes it to happen.
近义词
grounds , cause , excuse , motive , justification
双语例句
例：There is a reason for every important thing that happens.
发生的每一件重要事情都是有原因的。
例：Who would have a reason to want to kill her?
谁会有杀她的动机呢？
例：the reason why Italian tomatoes have so much flavour.
意大利番茄如此美味的原因。
例：My parents came to Germany for business reasons.
我的父母因为要做生意所以来到德国。
2. [U 不可数名词] 道理 , 理由
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.
双语例句
例：They had reason to believe there could be trouble.
他们有理由相信可能会遇到麻烦。
3. [U 不可数名词] 理智
The ability that people have to think and to make sensible judgments can be referred to as reason.
双语例句
例：a conflict between emotion and reason.
情感与理智的冲突。
例：Never underestimate their powers of reason and logic.
不要低估他们的理智和逻辑思考的力量。
例：the man of madness and the man of reason.
疯狂的人和理智的人。
NOUN. 名词
reason with
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 说服 , 与…讲道理
If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
双语例句
例：He's impossible. I can't reason with him.
他这人难以理喻。我没法跟他讲道理。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
by reason of
1. 因为
If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
双语例句
例：The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position.
老板因为自身职位的关系一直极具影响力。
listen to reason
1. 听从道理
If you try to make someone listen to reason, you try to persuade them to listen to sensible arguments and be influenced by them.
双语例句
例：The company's top executives had refused to listen to reason.
公司的高级主管们拒绝听从道理。
for no reason , for no good reason , for no reason at all
1. 无缘无故
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.
双语例句
例：The guards, he said, would punch them for no reason.
他说看守人员们会无缘无故地殴打他们。
within reason
1. 合情合理的 , 正当的
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.
双语例句
例：I will take any job that comes along, within reason.
有什么工作我就做什么工作，只要是正当的。
PHRASE. 习语
reasons , reasoning , reasoned
1. [T 及物动词] 推断
If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts.
双语例句
例：I reasoned that changing my diet would lower my cholesterol level.
我推断改变我的饮食会降低我的胆固醇水平。
VERB. 动词
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