thus
ðʌs
1
so
as
a
result
of
something
that
you
have
just
mentioned
In
spoken
English
it
is
more
usual
to
use
英语口语中更常用的说法是 so.
sentence adverb 句子副词
Most
of
the
evidence
was
destroyed
in
the
fire.
Thus
it
would
be
almost
impossible
to
prove
him
guilty.
大多数证据已在火中烧毁，因而要证明他有罪几乎是不可能的。
2
in
this
manner
or
way
以此种方式; 如此，这样
They
diluted
the
drug,
thus
reducing
its
effectiveness.
他们把药稀释，这样就减轻它的药效了。
3
thus far
until
now
到此为止，迄今
Her
political
career
thus
far
had
remained
unblemished.
迄今为止，她的政治生涯一直是清白的。