thus adv. [正式]因此，从而
1.这个词是副词，但是，功能却与连词相似。
与 therefore 基本同义，但多用于书面语中。
Fay studied hard; thus she received high marks.
费伊用功读书，因此获得高分。
She forgot to turn on the radio and thus missed the programme.
她忘了打开收音机，因此错过了那个节目。
He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
他是长子，因此是头衔的继承人。
heir [er] n.继承人;后嗣;(工作或传统的)继承者，承袭者，传人
(He had no title and was not the heir to a great estate.
他没有爵位，也不是巨额财产的继承人。)
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it.
我们不是这栋楼房的房主，因此不能对它进行大改动。
Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news. Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until Peter telephoned
两个人谁也没有想到打开电视看午间新闻，所以直到彼得打来电话，卡罗琳才得知约翰的死讯。
Even in a highly skilled workforce some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
就算是在技术高度熟练的劳动者中，也会有人能力更强，因此，薪水也就更高。
Martin helped his father dig the water gardens out by hand. Thus he discovered his interest in gardening.
马丁亲手帮他父亲修建起了水景园，就这样对园艺产生了兴趣。
More people will be doing the work with proper supervision and thus, more safely.
更多人将在适当的监督下从事这项工作，因而会更安全。
Agriculture has developed rapidly, thus providing light industry with ample raw materials.
农业迅速发展，从而为轻工业提供了充足的原料。
ample [ˈæmpl] adj.
足够的;丰裕的;丰满的;硕大的
ample opportunity/evidence/space/proof
充分的机会；足够的证据；宽敞的空间；充足的证明
raw [rɔː] adj.生的;未烹制的;未煮的;未经加工的;自然状态的;未经处理的;未经分析的;原始的
n.擦伤处
raw meat生肉; raw sugar原糖
Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain optional.
X教育对某些家长而言是个敏感领域，因此应该保持其非强制性。例句来自柯林斯词典。
sensitive [ˈsensətɪv] adj.体贴的;体恤的;善解人意的;感觉敏锐的;艺术感觉好的;有悟性的;易生气的;易被惹恼的;神经过敏的
n.敏感的人;有灵异能力的人
optional [ˈɑːpʃənl] adj.可选择的;选修的, 非强制的
(A holiday isn't an optional extra. In this stressful, frantic world it's a must
休假并非可有可无。在这个紧张而忙碌的世界，它是必不可少的。)
He could also have cut out much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.
他原本也可以砍去许多重复的内容，从而缩减许多页。
As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently.
随着我们年龄的增长，眼睛的晶状体变厚，因此对光线的折射也会发生变化。
refract [rɪˈfrækt] v.使(光线)折射;使产生折射
She misinterpreted the implications of his letter and thus misunderstood his intentions.
她没有正确理解他信中的含义，因而误解了他的意图。
misinterpret [ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprət] v.误解;误释
The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.
六大唱片公司都是跨国经营，因此能够将世界市场按国家划分。
multinational [ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl]
adj.
跨国的; 涉及多国的;
n.
跨国公司;
multinational companies/corporations
跨国公司
The group is having to metamorphose from a loose collection of businesses into a fully integrated multinational
该集团将不得不由一个松散的企业联合组织转变成一个全面整合的跨国集团。
(The US troops would be part of a multinational force.
美军将是多国部队的一个组成部分。)
Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.
吉米是被收养的，因此和贝丝没有血缘关系。
2.另外这个词还有：如此，这样，
Many scholars have argued thus.
许多学者都这样论证过。
Thus things flow away day and night.
逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。
《汉英大词典》
Thus the first worker's league came into being.
第一个工人联盟就这样产生了
The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
大学扩招了，这样就使更多人能有机会接受高等教育。
3.thus far到目前为止；迄今为止；到这点为止
Thus far, the two prime ministers have achieved no concrete results.
到目前为止，两位首相还没有取得实质性成果。
He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
他迄今为止一直不为我说的俏皮话所动。
fend [fend]v. 照料，照顾(自己)
fend sth/sb↔off抵挡，挡开，避开（攻击）; 避开，回避（难题、批评等）
He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
他抬起手来抵挡那一拳。
She managed to fend off questions about new tax increases.
她设法避开了关于新增赋税的问题。
conversational [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl] adj.非正式的;用于交谈的;口语的;交谈的;谈话的;会话的
sally [ˈsæli] n.俏皮话;出击;突袭
v.突围;出发;动身，外出;旅行，外出漫游;（感情等的）迸发，涌出
