英语词汇“thereby”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adv

The adverb thereby shows cause and effect: "She forgot to tie her shoes, thereby tripping and falling down the stairs."

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.

WORD FAMILY

thereby

USAGE EXAMPLES

Or reduce, if not eliminate, it from our diet, thereby improving our odds of living a long, healthy life.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

A three-year, 15 percent tariff enabled domestic producers to raise their prices, thereby raising the costs of many American manufacturers.

Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)

He wanted to nourish ability, to see credit properly attributed and, above all else, thereby to advance astronomy.

New York Times(Dec 26, 2016)

adv by that means or because of that

He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth

单词	thereby
释义	thereby (once / 249 pages) adv The adverb thereby shows cause and effect: "She forgot to tie her shoes, thereby tripping and falling down the stairs." 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. WORD FAMILY thereby USAGE EXAMPLES Or reduce, if not eliminate, it from our diet, thereby improving our odds of living a long, healthy life. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) A three-year, 15 percent tariff enabled domestic producers to raise their prices, thereby raising the costs of many American manufacturers. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) He wanted to nourish ability, to see credit properly attributed and, above all else, thereby to advance astronomy. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) adv by that means or because of that He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth
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