英语单词 | thereby |
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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 | 1 [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]
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