| 释义 |
in the cause ofSo as to support, promote, or defend something: he gave his life in the cause of freedom...- This is because we must accept a compromise of some of our fundamental human rights and liberties in the cause of effectively fighting the enemy.
- It was in the cause of liberty that writers such as Cowper and T. Day defended the Noble Savage and attacked the slave trade.
- If only they could be put to use in the cause of peace.
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