reason

['ri:zn]

n.原因, 理由, 理智, 理性
v.理论, 论证, 推理, 劝说

n.

1. 理由, 原因, 动机[C][U][(+for)][+(that)][+why][+to-v]

The reason (that) she did it is still a mystery. 或 The reason why she did it is still a mystery.

她为什么做那件事仍是一个谜。

We have every reason to refuse.

我们完全有理由拒绝。

We have reason to believe that he was lying.

我们有理由相信他是在撒谎。

The reason for her absence was that she was ill.

她之所以缺席是因为她病了。

2. 理性, 理智; 判断力, 推理[U]

3. 道理, 情理; 明智[U]

Why won't you listen to reason?

你为什么不服从理智?

4. 正常心智, 正常神志[U]

vi.

1. 推论, 推理, 思考

He is good at teaching his students to reason.

他擅于教导学生如何推理。

2. 劝说, 规劝[(+with)]

vt.

1. 推论, 推理[Y][+that]

I reasoned that he did not come because his old car had broken down again.

我推想他没有来是因为他的老爷车又抛锚了。

2. 劝说[O][(+into/out of)]

I reasoned him out of selling his house.

我说服他不把房子卖掉。

3. 辩论, 讨论

词形变化

名词: reasoner | 动词过去式: reasoned | 动词过去分词: reasoned | 动词现在分词: reasoning | 动词第三人称单数: reasons |

词义辨析

同义:

n.理由, 原因; 动机

cause  motive  explanation  logic  sense  ground  justification  spur  

同义参见:

consider  conclude  argue  excuse  profession  discuss  occasion  think  determination  understanding  canvass  calculate  account  wisdom  warrant  ventilate  brain  deduce  intellect  thinking  infer  debate  signal  grounds  seed  sake  

反义:

n.理由; 理性; 情理

passion  

反义参见:

feeling  

英英释义

名词 reason:

a rational motive for a belief or action

同义词：ground

an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

同义词：understanding, intellect

the state of having good sense and sound judgment

同义词：rationality, reasonableness

a justification for something existing or happening

同义词：cause, grounds

a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

动词 reason:

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

同义词：reason out, conclude

present reasons and arguments

同义词：argue

think logically

短语词组

beyond/past all reason

1. 不合理的

Their demands are beyond all reason.

他们的要求不合理。

by reason of

1. 由于

He escaped punishment by reason of his youth.

他因为年轻得以免除惩罚。

in reason

1. 合情合理的

I'm willing to do anything in reason.

合情合理的事我都愿意做。

listen to/hear reason

1. 听从道理

Why won't you listen to reason?

你为什么不听劝告?

lose one's reason

1. 丧失理智

The poor old fellow has lost his reason.

这可怜的老头发疯了。

out of (all) reason

1. 无理的

To ask $5000 for a small house like that is out of all reason.

那么小的一幢房子索价五千美元是没有道理的。

reason out

1. 推理出

Let's reason the matter out.

让我们推理出这问题的答案。

reason with

1. 规劝

I have reasoned with him as to his conduct.

关于他的行为我已规劝过他了。

stand to reason

1. 理所当然

It stands to reason that L.A. will soon have a major earthquake.

洛杉矶很快会有大地震是很合情理的。

It stands to reason that he won't go if we don't pay him.

如果我们不付钱给他他就不去, 这是理所当然的。

with reason

1. 有道理

He thinks, with reason, that I don't like him.

他有道理认为我不喜欢他。

补充

reasonreason英:[ˈri:zən] 美:[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。

例句

1. I don't know the reason for his departure.我不知道他离开的原因。 2. I asked the reason for the decision.我询问了做出这个决定的原因。 3. There are several reasons why we can't do that.我们不能这么做有几个原因。 4. No-one dared ask the reason why.没有人敢问为什么。 5. That was the main reason I went.这就是我去那儿的主要原因。 6. The editor resigned for personal reasons.这位编辑因个人原因辞了职。 7. My parents came to Germany for business reasons.由于经商所需, 我的父母来到了德国。 8. You don't have any reason to suspect that.你没有任何理由怀疑这件事。 9. There is little reason for optimism.几乎不存在乐观的理由。 10. He was extremely uneasy and with reason.他极度不安, 这也是情理之中的。 11. I was angry with myself, and not without reason.我生自己的气, 这并不是没道理的。 12. They had reason to believe there could be trouble.他们有理由相信可能会有麻烦。 13. she claims with good reason that …她非常合理地声称… 14. He doesn't trust me. With good reason.他不信任我。这完全合乎情理。 15. He had every reason to be upset.他完全有理由忐忑不安。 16. a conflict between emotion and reason情感与理智的冲突 17. I've tried appealing to reason but she won't agree.我意图晓之以理, 但她就是不同意。 18. All the more reason to leave.更有理由离开。 19. All the more reason why it must be done.这件事就更有理由必须做了。 20. He pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.他以精神失常为由作无罪辩护。 21. For no reason at all the two men started to laugh.两名男子无缘无故开始笑起来。 22. For reasons best known to himself, Algie changed his name.阿尔吉不知出于什么原因改了名字。 23. For some reason Herman decided not to play the piece.由于某种原因, 赫尔曼决定不演奏这首乐曲。 24. For some reason, the curtains were shut.由于某种原因, 窗帘都关上了。 25. For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.由于某种无法解释的缘由, 她被帕特里克所吸引。 26. It stands to reason that he will lose.他显然必输无疑。 27. No one could make him listen to reason.谁都没法让他听从劝告。 28. the reasons behind his decision to turn down the offer他决定拒绝这项提议的真实原因 29. She is my reason for living.她是我活下去的理由。 30. to go to war for reasons of State因政治动机而参战 31. I will take any job that comes along, within reason.我会接受任何给我的工作, 只要是正当的。 32. Spend as much as you need to, within reason.只要在合理的范围内, 你需要花多少钱就花多少。 33. our ability to reason, our self-awareness我们的推理能力、自我意识 34. I reasoned that if he could do it, so could I.我推断, 如果他能这么做, 那我也可以。 35. Animals do not have the ability to reason.禽兽没有思维能力。 36. It is useless to reason with her.跟她讲道理没用。 37. 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。 38. 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。 39. 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。 40. 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。 41. the minister resigned for personal reasons.部长因个人原因辞职了。 42. it is hard to know for the simple reason that few records survive.仅仅因为记录少有幸存，所以难于了解。 43. we have reason to celebrate.我们完全有理由庆祝一下。 44. there is a close connection between reason and emotion.理智与感情之间有紧密的联系。 45. people are willing, within reason, to pay for schooling.人们乐于付学费完全在情理之中。 46. she is in danger of losing her reason.她面临神志不清的危险。 47. humans do not reason entirely from facts.人类不完全根据事实进行推理。 48. [as noun reasoning]the present chapter will outline the reasoning behind the review.这一章将对评论背后的推理进行概括。 49. I tried to reason with her, but without success.我努力劝导她，但没有成功。 50. he indulged Andrew beyond all reason.他毫无道理地纵容安德鲁。 51. persons who, by reason of age, are in need of care.因年龄原因需要照顾的人。 52. for some reason he likes you.不知为什么他喜欢你。 53. the child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.这孩子通常太受感情左右，而不顾理智。 54. it stands to reason that if you can eradicate the fear the nervousness will subside.如果你根除恐惧心理，紧张感会随之减轻，这是显而易见的事情。 55. What's your reason for being so late?你迟到了这么久有什么原因？ 56. Is there any reason why you couldn't tell me this before?你以前不能告诉我这件事，是不是有什么原因？ 57. The reason (that) I'm phoning you is to ask a favour.我打电话给你是想请你帮忙。 58. She left the job for personal reasons.她因私人理由离职了。 59. I think we have reason for complaint.我认为我们有理由投诉。 60. Only human beings are capable of reason.只有人类才有理性。 61. I gave a reason for my absence.我给出了缺席的原因。 62. Is there a reason for your strange behavior?你行为古怪，有理由吗？ 63. There is a reason why they don't want to come.他们不想来是有原因的。 64. I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished.我给不了你报告，理由很简单，报告还没写完。 65. She explained her reasons for deciding to change jobs.她解释了决定换工作的原因。 66. He wanted to know the reason for their decision.他想知道他们做出这项决定的理由。 67. “Why don't you want to go to the party?” “No (particular) reason. I just feel like staying home tonight.”“你干吗不想去参加晚会？”“没有（特别的）理由，我今晚只是想待在家里。” 68. Give me one good reason why I should believe you.给我一个让我相信你的充分理由。 69. "For obvious reasons, we can't do that yet."出于一些显而易见的原因，我们还不能那么做。 70. "For reasons of space, some of the charts and graphs have been omitted from the article."因为版面有限，文章里有些图表已被删去。 71. She resigned for personal reasons.她由于个人原因辞职了。 72. "He is always late, for some/whatever reason. [=he is always late, and no one knows why]"他总是迟到，不知道为什么。 73. He tends to get upset for no reason.他很容易莫名其妙地心烦。 74. She did things for no good reason. [=there was no acceptable explanation for her actions]她没有任何正当理由就把事情干了。 75. There is no reason [=cause] to panic.没有理由感到恐慌。 76. There's no reason for you to feel that way.你没理由有那种感觉。 77. I had sufficient/adequate/enough reason [=justification] to leave.我有足够的理由离开。 78. He saw no reason to pursue the issue any further.他觉得没有理由再追究这个问题了。 79. "They want to try something different, and that's reason enough for the change."他们想尝试另辟蹊径，那是做出改变的充分理由。 80. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. [=not guilty because he was insane when he committed the crime]他因为精神错乱而被判无罪。 81. We have (every) reason to believe he is lying.我们有充分的理由相信他在撒谎。 82. The company fired him with/without reason. [=there was/wasn't a good reason for the company to fire him]公司出于正当理由/毫无道理地解雇了他。 83. "She decided, with reason, to find somewhere else to live."她决定另找住处是有道理的。 84. Poor work conditions are all the more reason to find another job.恶劣的工作环境使得人们更加有理由另找工作。 85. Human beings possess the power of reason.人类拥有理性。 86. (old-fashioned) He lost his reason. [=he became insane]他丧失了理智。 87. I can't get him to listen to (the voice of) reason. = I can't get him to see reason.我没法和他讲道理。 88. He is not open to reason. [=he is not listening to logical or sensible thinking]他不讲理。 89. "If her friends don't want to go, it stands to reason [=it makes sense] that she won't want to go either."如果她的朋友不想去，那她当然也不会想去。 90. "You can do anything you want, within reason."只要是合理的，你想干什么都可以。 91. The price is within reason.这个价格是合理的。 92. He lost the ability to reason.他丧失了逻辑思维能力。 93. He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true.他推断，两种说法都不可能正确。 94. She reasoned that something must be wrong.她推断出肯定哪里出了问题。 95. He reasoned out [=worked out] the problem by himself.他自己推断解决了问题。 96. "They tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen."他们尽量和他讲道理，但是他不听。