reason

reasonreasonD.J.:[ˈri:zən]K.K.:[ˈrizən]n.1.■理由; 原因I can only guess the reason.我只能猜测原因。2.■理性, 理智His actions showed a lack of reason.他的行动表明缺乏理智。vt. & vi.1.■推理; 思考A man can reason but an animal can't.人能推理, 而动物则不能。I reasoned that since she had not answered my letter she must be angry with me.我想她没有给我回信一定是在生我的气。2.■争辩He reasoned that if we start at now, we could arrive before noon.他争辩着说如果我们现在出发, 中午之前一定能到达。

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reason['ri:zən]n.1.■理由；原因2.■理智；思维能力3.■动机4.■道理；情理5.■清醒的头脑；正常神态6.■【逻辑学】前提(尤指推论中的小前提)vi.1.■推理；推论；思维：Animals do not have the ability to reason.禽兽没有思维能力。2.■劝说；讲道理(常与with连用)：It is useless to reason with her.跟她讲道理没用。vt.1.■推理；推论(常与out连用)：We'd better present the facts and reason things out instead of quarreling.我们最好摆事实讲道理，不要争吵。2.■推断；分析(常接 that 引导的宾语从句)：He reasoned that since she had not answered his letter she must have left here.他推断，由于她没有给他回信，她一定是已经离开这里了。3.■论证；讨论：We ought to reason why it is harmful to health to eat too much.我们应当论证一下为什么吃得太多对健康会有害。4.■劝说；与…评理(常与 into 或 out of 连用)：We have reasoned her out of her wish to be married to a foreigner.我们通过讲道理劝她打消嫁给外国人的愿望。近义词causethinkas reason was根据情理bereft of reason失去知觉失去理智；疯狂beyond all reason毫无道理bring someone to reason使某人明白道理；使某人恢复理智；使某人醒悟过来；开导某人；使服气by reason of因为；由于by reason of the fair eyes of someone为了某人的缘故by reason that[罕用语]由于；因为come to reason醒悟；觉悟过来；恢复理性for no other reason than that只是因为for reasons best known to oneself出于只有自己知道的原因give (a) reason[古语]说明(自己的行为)；解释；陈述理由have reason有理性[废语]有道理；正确have(或listen to) reason服从道理；听从劝告have reason for (或to do) something有做某事的根据(或理由)in (或within) reason合理的；有道理的合情合理地；在道理上[亦作in all (或any) reason](It) stands to reason (that) …是显而易见的；…是理所当然的；…是合乎情理的lose all reason不讲道理；违反理性lose one's reason失去理性；发狂，发疯out of (all) reason无理的；不可理喻的；不合理的reason of State执政者的理由(指为政府的不正当行为所作的辩护)；政治上(或国事上)的理由[一般不用冠词]reason someone into something说服某人干某事reason someone out of劝某人不要…；说服某人放弃某事render (或give, yield)(a) reason[口语]陈述理由；说明(自己的行为)；解释see reason (to do something)认为有 (做某事的)理由；看出…的理由；认为有必要(做某事)the woman's reason[戏谑语]女人的逻辑；不成理由的理由there is every reason (to do something)有充分的理由(做某事)with reason有道理；有充分理由地；正当地，合理地within reason=in reasonwithout reason没有正当理由地，毫无理由地

reasonreason[ˈri:zn]n.1.■理由, 原因2.■理智, 理性, 思考力; 清醒的头脑3.■道理, 情理, 常识4.■(德国古典哲学中的)理性5.■【逻】(小)前提, 论据the reason for being late来晚的原因use reason to solve problems用理智来解决问题listen to reason听从明智的劝告

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词性变化reason[ˈri:zn]vi.1.■推理[论]; 思考2.■争辩; 劝说(with)reason with sb. for [against] sth.因赞成[反对]...同某人讲道理[辩论]reason[ˈri:zn]vt.1.■推论, 推理2.■同...讲道理(into, out of)3.■辩论, 讨论4.■想出[到]; 思索reason sb. out of his prejudice说服某人消除成见reason sb. into accepting a proposal说服某人接受建议reason whether it is right讨论这是否正确

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继承用法reasonless[ˈri:zənlɪs]adj.

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参考词汇见cause;