because
conjunction
prep
bɪˈkɒz
conjunction
1
used
when
you
are
giving
the
reason
for
something
因为
We
didn’t
enjoy
the
day
because
the
weather
was
so
awful.
那天我们很不尽兴，因为天气实在太糟。
‘Why
can’t
I
go?’
‘Because
you’re
not
old
enough.’
“我为什么不能去？”“因为你年纪太小。”
Hubert
never
experienced
any
fear,
and
this
was
partly
because
he
was
not
particularly
intelligent.
休伯特从来都没有害怕的感觉，部分原因是他这人不是特别聪明。
Many
exam
candidates
lose
marks
simply
because
they
do
not
read
the
questions
properly.
许多应试者失分只是因为没有好好地读题。
I
decided
to
go
with
them,
mainly
because
I
had
nothing
better
to
do.
我决定和他们一起去，这主要是因为我没有更好的事情可做。
2
just because …
used
to
say
that
although
one
thing
is
true,
it
does
not
mean
that
something
else
is
true
[口] 仅仅因为
spoken
Just
because
you’re
my
brother
doesn’t
mean
I
have
to
like
you!
你是我兄弟，那也不代表我一定得喜欢你呀！
prep
3
because of sb/sth
used
to
say
who
or
what
causes
something
to
happen
or
is
the
reason
for
something
因为某人/某事物
He
had
to
retire
because
of
ill
health.
他因为健康问题不得不退休。
We
spent
three
hours
waiting
in
the
rain
because
of
you!
因为你，我们在雨里等了 3 个小时！