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I Increase 英 ˌðeə'Baɪ] 美 ˌðer'baɪ Adv.因此;从而 Paid Cash

英语单词 thereby
英美音标 英 [ˌðeə'baɪ] 美 [ˌðer'baɪ]
中文释义 adv.因此;从而
英语例句 (1) They paid cash, thereby avoiding interest charges.
(2) He became a citizen, thereby gaining the right to vote.
(3) I have never been to that city; thereby I don't know much about it.
(4) Suppliers will lower the price to increase sales, thereby moving toward equilibrium.
中文例句 (1) 他们付了现款,因此不必另外加息。
(2) 他成为公民,并因此获得了选举权。
(3) 我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
(4) 供给者将降低价格以增加销售
vocabulary简明 The adverb thereby shows cause and effect: "She forgot to tie her shoes, thereby tripping and falling down the stairs."
vocabulary扩展 Use thereby to connect two events: because of A, B happened: "Matt walked around with the frying pan on his head, thereby causing him to walk into a wall." Thereby is used in the infamous saying, written by Shakespeare: "And thereby hangs a tale" — a humorous way to let your listeners know they are about to hear an extremely long explanation as to why something happened.
柯林斯解释
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[ADV 副词]因此;由此;从而 You use thereby to introduce an important result or consequence of the event or action you have just mentioned.
  [ADV with cl]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Our bodies can sweat, thereby losing heat by evaporation...

    我们的身体能出汗,由此可以蒸发散热。

  • A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and thereby increase its market power.

    公司有时会通过亏本出售来将对手挤垮,从而提高其市场地位。

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