| 单词 | therefor |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DEVELOP〕Recent studies show that advertising usually fosters competition and therefore lower prices. 近来的研究结果显示广告宣传通常会促进竞争，因而导致价格下降。朗文写作活用〔FORCE SB TO DO STH〕Judge Mershon ruled that the agreement was signed under duress, and was therefore null and void. 梅尔尚法官判定该协议是在胁迫下签署的，因而无效。朗文写作活用〔OBEY〕He was a military man, and therefore used to following orders. 他是个军人，所以习惯了服从命令。朗文写作活用〔PROVE〕The existence of God is a question of faith, and therefore impossible to prove or disprove. 上帝是否存在是信仰问题，因此，不可能被证实或驳倒。朗文写作活用〔PURPOSE〕The function of this gene is to block the uncontrolled division of cells; it therefore prevents the development of cancer. 这种基因的作用是阻止细胞失控地分裂，从而防止癌症。朗文写作活用〔SO/THEREFORE〕Jewish weddings are both religious and civil. Therefore two official applications for marriage are necessary. 犹太人的婚礼包括宗教和世俗两种形式，所以必须有两份正式的结婚申请。朗文写作活用〔SO/THEREFORE〕The building work is taking quite a long time, and therefore costing us money. 这项建筑工程耗时很长，因此我们花费也大。朗文写作活用〔THREATEN〕The confession had been obtained under duress, and therefore could not be allowed as evidence. 这份供词是在胁迫下取得的，因此不能作为证据。朗文写作活用〔achromatic〕Designating color perceived to have zero saturation and therefore no hue, such as neutral grays, white, or black.无色的：无色的，因零饱和度而没有颜色，如中性灰色，白色，或黑色美国传统〔allegation〕It's a matter of fact and not allegation and therefore I would say the claims my family have made have been vindicated.这是事实而不是臆断, 因此我要说, 我家人的说法已经被证实了。外研社新世纪〔antimetabolite〕A substance that closely resembles an essential metabolite and therefore interferes with physiological reactions involving it.抗代谢物，抗代谢药：一种与基础代谢物非常相似的物质，因此能够干预包含代谢物的生理反应美国传统〔bastardize〕They can therefore bastardize the issue of the second marriage.据此他们能宣布第二次婚姻所出为非婚生子。英汉大词典〔be〕I think, therefore I am.我思故我在美国传统〔confide〕They therefore confided their possessions to the safekeeping of their hosts.他们因此把财产交给主人妥善保管。外研社新世纪〔consequently〕As a result; therefore.结果；因此美国传统〔contrive〕We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。柯林斯高阶〔contrive〕We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.因此我们需要设计出一幅巨大的遮光帘。外研社新世纪〔covert〕Law Being married and therefore protected by one's husband.【法律】 已婚的：已经结婚因而受到其丈夫保护的美国传统〔decide〕He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down.他决定不再影响运动的进程, 就此辞职。外研社新世纪〔decide〕He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down.他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。柯林斯高阶〔dictum〕Descartes' famous dictum: 'I think; therefore, I am' 笛卡尔的名言“我思故我在”朗文当代〔ergo〕Consequently; therefore.所以；因而美国传统〔essential〕Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet.【生物化学】 元素：人体某一功能所必需，又不能由身体合成的物质，必须由食物含这种物质美国传统〔fair catch〕A catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signaled that he or she will not run with the ball and who therefore may not be tackled.完全接球：一个队员接到一个凌空踢过来的球，但已经预先约定的信号是这个队员不准备带球前进因此不会受到对方的阻挡美国传统〔fatalism〕The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.宿命论：认为所有事情都是由命运注定且无法改变的理论美国传统〔fault〕His theory was entirely at fault and was therefore unacceptable.他的理论完全站不住脚,所以不能接受。英汉大词典〔force〕She's a force to be reckoned with(= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously).她是个有影响力的人物，需要认真对待。牛津高阶〔freshen〕To calve and therefore begin to produce milk. Used of a cow.（产后）开始泌乳：因产犊而开始产奶。用于奶牛美国传统〔fresh〕Having recently calved and therefore with milk. Used of a cow.刚生小牛的：刚生过小牛因此有奶的。用于奶牛美国传统〔hard-wire〕To implement (a capability) through logic circuitry that is permanently connected within a computer and therefore not subject to change by programming.固定连结系统：经由在计算机内部永久连接的逻辑联系电路系统来实行（某些功能），也因此并不容易藉由程序设计而更改美国传统〔hearsay〕Law Evidence based on the reports of others rather than the personal knowledge of a witness and therefore generally not admissible as testimony.【法律】 传闻证据：证人根据别人讲述的内容而不是本人所了解的情况作出的证词，因此一向不作为可接受的证据美国传统〔high-definition television〕A television system that has twice the standard number of scanning lines per frame and therefore produces pictures with greater detail.高清晰度电视：一种在每帧内有超过标准数量两倍的扫描线的电视系统，能提供更加逼真、清晰的图象美国传统〔high-resolution〕Computer Science Relating to an output device, such as a printer, whose images contain a large number of pixels and are therefore sharp and detailed.【计算机科学】 高分辨率的，高解晰度的：输出设备的（如打印机）或与之有关的，该图象含大量象素，因此图象清晰逼真美国传统〔holandric〕Relating to a trait encoded by a gene or genes located on the Y-chromosome and therefore occurring only in males.伴雄性遗传：由一个基因或几个非同种的Y染色体传递因而只在雄性中遗传的美国传统〔homeless〕The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused.当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获安排新住房。牛津搭配〔homonym〕Biology A taxonomic name that is identical to one previously applied to a different species or genus and that therefore is unacceptable in its new use.【生物学】 异物同名：一个分类学名词由于曾被用于以前不同的种属所以这一新用法不被接受美国传统〔hot spring〕A natural spring that issues water warmer than body temperature and therefore feels hot.温泉：天然泉水，由于其水温高于人体温度而使人感到温暖美国传统〔immortality〕The pharaohs were considered gods and therefore immortal.法老们被视为神灵，且长生不死。柯林斯高阶〔immortal〕The pharaohs were considered gods and therefore immortal.人们认为法老是神, 因此是永生的。外研社新世纪〔lactometer〕A device used to measure the specific gravity, and therefore the richness, of milk.乳比重计：一种用来测量乳汁的比重，从而测出奶汁的富含程度的装置美国传统〔laissez-faire〕It is therefore unlikely that a laissez-faire policy will succeed.因此放任主义的政策是不可能成功的。文馨英汉〔leap at〕I therefore leapt at the opportunity of considerably enlarging the concept of the booklet.我因此紧紧抓住这一机会来大力拓展这本小册子所阐述的理念。外研社新世纪〔less〕That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.这种成见即使是积极的也不失之为成见，因而是不可取的。牛津高阶〔marketplace〕It's our hope that we will play an increasingly greater role in the marketplace and, therefore, supply more jobs.我们希望在市场中扮演越来越重要的角色，从而提供更多的就业机会。柯林斯高阶〔master race〕A people who consider themselves to be superior to other races and therefore suited to rule over them.优等民族：自认为比别的民族优越因而适合统治他们的民族美国传统〔nativity〕This is a significant moment in the creation of the modern party, and may therefore serve as a nativity.这是这个现代政党创立过程中的重要时刻, 也许会成为它正式成立的标志。外研社新世纪〔neutralize〕To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.宣布中立：在战争中宣布独立以不致受侵扰美国传统〔nixie〕A misaddressed or illegibly addressed piece of mail, therefore undeliverable.无法投递的邮件：地址不详或写错地址的邮件，因此无法投递美国传统〔oblige〕I would be obliged therefore to receive your instructions on this matter.因此，这件事如果能得到您的指教我将很感激。麦克米伦高阶〔penicillin V〕A semisynthetic penicillin that is stable even in high humidity, resists destruction by gastric juice, and is therefore effective when taken orally.青霉素V：在高湿度环境中能呈稳定状的半合成青霉素，能抵抗胃液破坏，因此口服也能达到疗效美国传统〔persevere〕We need, therefore, to persevere in whatever method we choose, to give it a fair trial.因此, 无论选用什么样的方法, 我们都需要坚持用下去, 使其得到充分的试用。外研社新世纪〔pervertible〕He is young and therefore easily pervertible.他年轻,因而容易变坏。英汉大词典〔plead〕He advised his client to plead insanity(= say that he/she was mentally ill and therefore not responsible for his/her actions).他建议他的当事人以精神不正常作为辩护理由。牛津高阶〔premium〕Good hotels are at a premium (= difficult to obtain and therefore expensive).好的酒店收费高。牛津搭配〔preoccupied〕Already used and therefore unavailable for further use. Used of taxonomic names.已占用的：已经使用因而不能再作他用的。用于分类学名称美国传统〔reflate〕The government hopes to increase consumer demand and therefore industrial production by reflating (the economy).政府希望通过通货再膨胀（刺激经济）增加消费需求，进而刺激工业生产。剑桥高阶〔responsible〕Able to make moral or rational decisions on one's own and therefore answerable for one's behavior.有责任感的，对自己负责的：能够全靠自己做出道德或理性的决定并因而能对其行为负责的美国传统〔responsible〕The defendant was depressed and therefore not fully responsible for her own actions.被告患有抑郁症，因此不能完全为她自己的行为负责。剑桥高阶〔rump〕A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.余堂：只有其原始成员中的一小部分，因此不具有代表性或缺乏权威的立法机关美国传统〔schooled〕She is a professional economist and therefore schooled in the arguments against that sort of state intervention.她是个专业经济学家，因此在驳斥类似国家干预行为方面经验丰富。柯林斯高阶〔second-strike〕Of, relating to, or constituting a nuclear-weapons force able to withstand nuclear attack and therefore capable of delivering a retaliatory attack.能反击的：能够抵制核攻击，并因此可以发动反击的核武器的，与之有关的或构成这种核力量的美国传统〔smart terminal〕A terminal that has a microprocessor and therefore has some processing capabilities independent of the host computer.智能终端：拥有微处理器的终端机，也因此拥有一些独立于计算机主机的处理能力美国传统〔so〕Therefore I think we must, so to say, resort to more extreme measures.因此,恕我直言,我认为我们必须采取更为激烈的措施。英汉大词典〔status〕They argued that the email had no signature and therefore no legal status.他们认为电子邮件没有签名，因此没有法律效力。牛津搭配〔subject〕Therefore it was a good opportunity to subject the region under their jurisdiction.因此, 这是把该地区纳入管辖范围的一个良机。外研社新世纪〔susceptible〕Many people were lightly dressed and therefore susceptible to burn injuries.很多人穿得很少, 因此很容易烫伤。外研社新世纪〔suspiciously〕His hair is suspiciously black (= looks darker than it should be, and is therefore probably not natural) for a man of his age.以他这个年纪的人来说，他的头发黑得有些不太自然。剑桥高阶〔syllogism〕An example of a syllogism is: “All men are human; all humans are mortal; therefore all men are mortal.” 三段论的一个例子是：所有人都是凡人；凡人必有一死；所以所有人都必有一死。韦氏高阶〔target〕The house was left empty and therefore a target for vandals.房子是空的，因此成了一些人恶意破坏的目标。麦克米伦高阶〔theory〕The theory predicts low speeds and therefore safety.该学说预测速度会很慢，因而会更安全。麦克米伦高阶〔therefore〕He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.他只有 17 岁，因此没有投票选举的资格。牛津高阶〔therefore〕I no longer have the support of the committee. I have therefore decided to resign.委员会不再支持我了，因此我决定辞职。麦克米伦高阶〔therefore〕Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories.肌肉细胞需要很多能量，所以会燃烧大量卡路里。柯林斯高阶〔therefore〕Nothing was to prevent him now from becoming the richest, and therefore the happiest, man in the world.现在什么也阻挡不了他成为世上最富有因而也是最幸福的人。柯林斯高阶〔therefore〕Payment was received two weeks after it was due; therefore, you will be charged a late fee.付款逾期了两周，所以你应支付滞纳金。韦氏高阶〔therefore〕Progress so far has been very good. We are, therefore, confident that the work will be completed on time.目前为止进展十分顺利，所以我们有自信工作能够按时完成。朗文当代〔therefore〕The cell phone is thin and light and therefore very convenient to carry around.这部手机很轻薄，所以方便携带。韦氏高阶〔therefore〕The new boots are lighter and softer, and therefore more comfortable to wear.新靴子更轻更软，因此穿起来也更舒服。麦克米伦高阶〔therefore〕The new car is smaller and therefore cheaper.这辆新车比较小,因此就比较便宜。英汉大词典〔therefore〕The process is said to be much quicker and therefore cheaper.据说这一过程要快得多, 因此更便宜。外研社新世纪〔therefore〕Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable.他们的车比较大，所以更舒适些。朗文当代〔therefore〕There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting.要讨论的问题还有很多。所以，我们将在下次会议上再讨论这项议题。牛津高阶〔therefore〕This car is smaller and therefore cheaper.这部车子比较小而因此比较便宜。文馨英汉〔therefore〕This is a binding contract. Therefore, we recommend that you review it with a lawyer.这是个有约束力的合同，因此我们建议你找个律师好好商讨一下。麦克米伦高阶〔therefore〕Those people have their umbrellas up; therefore it must be raining.那些人都撑起了伞, 这么说一定是下雨了。外研社新世纪〔therefore〕Those people have their umbrellas up; therefore, it must be raining.那些人已撑起了雨伞,所以,必定是在下雨。英汉大词典〔therefore〕We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.我们无法筹到资金，因此不得不放弃计划。剑桥高阶〔therefor〕He was fined therefor.他为此被科以罚金。英汉大词典〔therefor〕He will be richer therefor.他将因此更富裕。英汉大词典〔thereupon〕In consequence of that; therefore.因此：结果；因此美国传统〔trash fish〕A fish considered to have little value as a food fish and therefore typically discarded whenever caught.杂鱼：一种因食用价值不大因而被捉到后通常被扔掉的鱼美国传统〔trawl〕They had seen him trawling and therefore knew that there were fish.他们曾见过他用拖网捕鱼，因此知道那里有鱼。柯林斯高阶〔tread〕The President will therefore have to tread a very fine line when he addresses the parliament.因此，总统在向议会演讲时将不得不仔细拿捏分寸。柯林斯高阶〔tread〕The President will therefore have to tread a very fine line when he addresses the parliament.这样一来, 总统在向议会演讲时将不得不仔细拿捏分寸。外研社新世纪〔tricksy〕Likely to cause trouble and therefore requiring special care or skilled, delicate treatment.棘手的：难以处理的，可能引起麻烦，因此需要特别留心或技巧的、谨慎的处理美国传统〔trusty〕A convict regarded as worthy of trust and therefore granted special privileges.受优待的囚犯：被认为值得信赖并给予特权的囚犯美国传统〔undefined〕His power is undefined, and therefore unlimited.他的权力未受界定, 因此权大无限。外研社新世纪〔universal donor〕A person who has group O blood and is therefore able to serve as a donor to a person of any other blood group in the ABO system.一般输血者，万能供血者：有O群血的人，因此能在ABO系统中作为输血者为其他任何血群的人服务美国传统〔universal recipient〕A person who has group AB blood and is therefore able to receive blood from any other group in the ABO system.全合受血者：有AB型血的人，因此能在ABO系统中从任何其他血型的人接受血美国传统〔unsecured〕With an unsecured loan you do not offer your home as security and it is therefore a popular form of borrowing among consumers.申请无抵押贷款时你无需以住房作抵押，因为大受消费者欢迎。剑桥高阶〔unstick〕The stewards' badges are made so they do not unstick from a car and therefore cannot be passed around.为乘务员制作了徽章，这样它们就不会从车厢上脱落下来，也不会被传来传去。柯林斯高阶〔untouchable〕He was the boss's husband and therefore untouchable.他是老板的丈夫，因而碰不得。朗文当代〔venial〕Roman Catholic Church Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.【罗马天主教】 可饶恕的，可赎的：较轻微的，因此只须受短期惩罚的美国传统〔weapon〕He insisted the gun hadn't been out of the house and therefore could not be the death weapon.他坚持说那支枪根本没出屋子,因此不可能是杀人凶器。英汉大词典〔wherefore〕Therefore.因此美国传统〔white supremacist〕One who believes that white people are racially superior to others and should therefore dominate society.白人至上主义者：相信白种人在人种上优于其它人种因此应该由其管辖社会的人美国传统〔white supremacy〕The belief or theory that the white race is inherently superior to and therefore entitled to rule over all other races.白人至上：鼓吹白人生来优越，因此被赋与统制其他种族的权力的一种信仰或理论美国传统〔write off〕Most voters care more about jobs and therefore the Government can write off voters motivated by environmental issues.大多数选民更在乎工作，因此政府可以不必在意那些关注环境问题的选民。柯林斯高阶〔yielding〕Such efforts are very slow yielding, and therefore evoke little public support.这种努力收效甚缓,因此得不到公众的支持。英汉大词典Bearer bonds can be stolen, and should therefore be treated in the same way as cash.不记名债券有可能被偷去，因此应像现金一样（小心）保管。牛津商务Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.医生没时间听，于是无论何时，只要可能，他们就热衷于滥开药。剑桥国际Doctors receive capitation of ￡13.85 per patient and therefore lose money when someone transfers to another doctor.医生向每位病人平均收取13.85英镑，所以当病人转投另一位医生时，就损失钱财。剑桥国际Don't go too near the edge of the cliff, because of the overhang (= the part of it that sticks out further than what is below it and which therefore is not supported from below).别走得离峭壁边缘太近，因为那是悬崖。剑桥国际He has already hurt two people and therefore he could quite feasibly attack someone else, perhaps more viciously.他已经伤害了两个人，因此他相当有可能再去攻击别人，可能会更加恶毒。剑桥国际He was fined therefor. 他因之被课以罚金。译典通Her translation is too literal (= done one word at a time and therefore unnatural) , resulting in heavy, colorless prose.她的翻译完全按字面来翻，使散文变得沉闷、没有生气。剑桥国际His hair is suspiciously black (= looks darker than it should be, and is therefore probably not natural) for a man of his age.对他这种年纪的人来说，他的头发黑得令人怀疑。剑桥国际I can't believe he would have smashed the window --it seems so out of character (=different from his usual way of behaving and therefore strange).我不相信他会砸碎窗子----这听上去太不符合他的性格了。剑桥国际I missed the last flight, and therefore decided/(fml) decided therefore to stay the night at the airport.我误了上一趟航班，所以决定在机场过夜。剑桥国际Interest rates, and therefore mortgage repayments, are expected to rise next year.预计明年利率将会上调，按揭还款金额也会随之上涨。牛津商务It was one of those plays where the ladies were always falling down in swoons (= losing consciousness and therefore falling to the ground).这是那种女人老是晕倒的戏。剑桥国际More heat causes more evaporation and therefore more clouds, thus increasing the temperature near the Earth's surface.热量越多蒸发越多，因而云也越多，就导致近地表温度升高。剑桥国际Most cheese is made with rennet, which comes from the stomach lining of calves,and is therefore not vegetarian.大多数奶酪是通过干胃膜制成,它取自小牛的胃膜，所以奶酪不是素食。剑桥国际Nowadays, DDT is not used much because some insects have become immune to it, and also because it does not break down naturally into harmless substances and can therefore harm other living things.如今滴滴涕已不太用了，因为有些昆虫对它已具备了免疫力，并且，它不会自然地转化成无害物质，从而可能害及其他生物。剑桥国际Plans have not yet been finalized (=have not been fixed and can therefore be changed).计划尚未最后确定下来。剑桥国际She seemed fated to become a writer (= it seemed planned by a power that controls events and was therefore not avoidable).她似乎命中注定要成为一名作家。剑桥国际Student textbooks need to have readability (=the quality of being well written and therefore easy and enjoyable to read).学生的课本需要有可读性。剑桥国际The book was a bit of a rush job (= a quick and therefore not very good piece of work).这本书是匆忙之作。剑桥国际The directors were judged to have acted ultra vires and therefore unlawfully.董事们的行为被判定越权，因此是违法的。牛津商务The government hopes to increase consumer demand and therefore industrial production by reflating (the economy).政府希望通过使通货再膨胀来增加消费需求并进而促进工业生产。剑桥国际The government's efforts to bring down unemployment have had little effect but it has a glowing (= successful and therefore worth praising) record on reducing inflation.政府试图降低失业率的努力收效甚微，但在抑制通货膨胀方面却卓有成效。剑桥国际The judge agreed that the defendant had been depressed and was therefore not fully responsible for her actions (= she was not in control of herself and so could not be completely blamed for her actions).法官同意被告精神压抑，因此对她的行为不负有全责。剑桥国际The play is a comedy and therefore an atypical example of his writing.这部戏是喜剧，因此与他惯常写的作品相比是一个例外。剑桥国际The sponged yellow walls are Angie's own handiwork, to brighten up the place a bit (= make it brighter and therefore more pleasant).用海绵擦洗的黄色的墙是安琪亲手干的，它使房间明亮了许多。剑桥国际To add 28 and 15, first add 8 and 5 which makes 13. Write down 3, carry 1. Then add 2 and 1 and the 1 you've carried, which makes 4. The answer is therefore 43.将28和15相加，首先将8同5相加得13，记下3，将1进一位。接着将2同1以及进了一位的1相加，得4。答案是43。剑桥国际We are a moral, ethical people and therefore we do not approve of their activities.我们是有道德、讲伦理的人，所以我们不赞成他们的行为。剑桥国际We took pity on (= felt sorry for and therefore helped) a couple of people waiting in the rain for a bus and gave them a lift.我们同情两个在雨中等公共汽车的人，就让他们搭了车。剑桥国际We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.我们无法筹得资金，因此只好放弃计划。剑桥国际We weren't prepared (= were not expecting and therefore were not ready) for so many guests.我们没考虑到会有这么多客人。剑桥国际Your alibi was not accepted by the prosecutor. Therefore, it did not exonerate you from the crime. 你的不在场证明并没有被检方接受。因此，你并没有免罪。译典通 |
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