caused

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caused — 動詞

  • causedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • causeds3rd person singular
  • causeding-ing form
  • causededpast simple

1. Past tense and past participle of 'cause'; brought about an event, change, or pr

1.動詞及物A2
釋義

造成；引起

使某結果或問題出現

Past tense and past participle of 'cause'; brought about an event, change, or problem.

例句

A loose wire caused a brief fire behind the kitchen wall.

一條鬆掉的電線在廚房牆後造成了一場小火災。

caused + result noun for an event

Heavy rain caused a two-hour delay on the mountain road.

大雨在山路上引起了兩小時的延誤。

caused + delay/problem noun

同義詞
  • triggered

    often suggests a quick starting point rather than a broad cause

  • led to

    can sound less direct and more gradual

  • brought about

    more formal; often used in writing about change

反義詞
  • prevented

    stopped the event or problem from happening

文法句型

caused + result noun

caused + damage/delay/problem

用法筆記

The subject is often an action, event, object, or remark, and the result usually names a problem, effect, or change. Distinguish from sense 2, which is followed by a person or group plus a to-infinitive.

常見錯誤

❌The leak caused to a delay.
✅The leak caused a delay.
💡the result comes directly after 'caused' without 'to'.

2. Past tense and past participle of 'cause'; made a person or group act in a certa

2.動詞及物B1
釋義

迫使；逼得

因命令或壓力使人行動

Past tense and past participle of 'cause'; made a person or group act in a certain way because of an order, pressure, or force.

例句

The judge's order caused the landlord to repay the missing deposit.

法官的命令迫使房東退還那筆沒退的押金。

caused + person + to-infinitive after authority

A second inspection caused the factory to replace its unsafe filter.

第二次檢查迫使工廠更換了不安全的濾網。

pressure or inspection causes action

同義詞
  • forced

    stronger and more direct; often implies little choice

  • compelled

    formal; often used in legal or official situations

  • made

    common everyday word, but less formal and less precise

反義詞
  • allowed

    gave permission instead of pushing someone into action

文法句型

caused + person/group + to + verb

用法筆記

This sense normally uses the pattern 'caused someone to do something'. The source of pressure may be an order, threat, rule, or hard condition. Distinguish from sense 1, which usually names the result directly as a noun.

常見錯誤

❌The warning caused them stay inside.
✅The warning caused them to stay inside.
💡this pattern needs 'to' before the verb.