Language Activator – cause

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت cause را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

Cause/ be responsible/make for/lead to/bring about/ give rise/result in

.N1. The stormy weather ……………… for a very bumpy landing

.N2. The President will support any efforts to ……………… about a ceasefire

.N3. The canal project ……………… to a malaria epidemic in the region

.N4. His research eventually …………… to the development of a vaccine

.N5. Workers fear that the company’s reorganization will …………… in layoffs

.N6. Heavy traffic is ……………… long delays on the roads

. … N7. The number of workplace accidents is increasing, but it is not clear who or what is

:Answers

N1. made
N2. bring
N3. gave rise
N4. led
N5. result
N6. causing
N7. responsible

:cause (transitive verb)

to make something happen, especially something unpleasant

.Heavy traffic is causing long delays on the roads

:be responsible (verb phrase)

to be the person or thing that causes something bad to happen, for example a mistake, a problem, or a serious accident

The number of workplace accidents is increasing, but it is not clear who or what is responsible

:result in something (transitive phrasal verb not in passive)

if an action or event results in something, it makes something happen

.Workers fear that the company’s reorganization will result in layoffs

:lead to something (transitive phrasal verb not in passive)

to start a process that finally makes something happen

.His research eventually led to the development of a vaccine

:give rise to (verb phrase)

formal if a situation, event, or action gives rise to a particular feeling, situation etc, it starts the process that makes it happen

The canal project gave rise to a malaria epidemic in the region

:bring about (transitive phrasal verb)

to make something happen, especially a change or an improved situation: bring about something

.The President will support any efforts to bring about a ceasefire

:create (transitive verb)

to make a particular condition that did not exist at all suddenly exist

.The white walls and mirrors helped to create an illusion of space

:make for (transitive phrasal verb)

if something makes for a particular situation, it makes it easier or more likely for that situation to exist

.The stormy weather made for a very bumpy landing