因?yàn)?；由于；由…引起；以…為理?/div>
If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
例句
The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position...
老板由于自身的地位而一直有極大的影響力。
He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.
他以精神不健全為由申辯無(wú)罪。
PHRASE
聽從勸告;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.
例句
The company's top executives had refused to listen to reason.
公司的高層管理人員拒絕理智行事。
PHRASE
無(wú)緣無(wú)故；莫名其妙；沒(méi)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.
例句
The guards, he said, would punch them for no reason...
他說(shuō)警衛(wèi)會(huì)無(wú)緣無(wú)故毆打他們。
For no reason at all the two men started to laugh.
兩個(gè)人莫名其妙地開始大笑。
PHRASE
活著的理由；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.
例句
Chloe is my reason for living.
克洛艾是我活著的理由。
PHRASE
不知為何;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.
例句
For some reason, the curtains were shut...
不知什么原因，窗簾拉著。
For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.
因?yàn)槟承o(wú)法解釋的原因，她被帕特里克所吸引。
PHRASE
正當(dāng)?shù)?合乎情理的;理智范圍內(nèi)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.
例句
I will take any job that comes along, within reason...
我會(huì)接受任何給我的工作，只要是正當(dāng)?shù)摹?/i>
It means working, within reason, for whatever time is necessary.
這意味著在合理的范圍內(nèi)花費(fèi)所有必要的時(shí)間工作。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
理由; 原因
I can only guess the reason.
我只能猜測(cè)原因。理性, 理智
His actions showed a lack of reason.
他的行動(dòng)表明缺乏理智。vt. & vi.
推理; 思考
A man can reason but an animal can't.
人能推理, 而動(dòng)物則不能。
I reasoned that since she had not answered my letter she must be angry with me.
我想她沒(méi)有給我回信一定是在生我的氣。爭(zhēng)辯
He reasoned that if we start at now, we could arrive before noon.
他爭(zhēng)辯著說(shuō)如果我們現(xiàn)在出發(fā), 中午之前一定能到達(dá)。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a rational motive for a belief or action;
"the reason that war was declared""the grounds for their declaration"2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon;
"the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;
"we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"4. the state of having good sense and sound judgment;
"his rationality may have been impaired""he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"5. a justification for something existing or happening;
"he had no cause to complain""they had good reason to rejoice"6. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
"there is reason to believe he is lying"Verb
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion;
"We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"2. present reasons and arguments
3. think logically;
"The children must learn to reason"
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