Thus

1·He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.

他是长子，因此是这个封号的继承人。

—— 《牛津词典》

2·Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.

吉米是收养的，因此和贝丝无血缘关系。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·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。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain optional.

性教育对一些家长来说是个敏感的话题，因此应该还是非强制性的。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·Government thus needs to act as well.

因此，政府也需要采取行动。

1·It is only thus that any one may sight those magic shores.

只有这样，任何人才可能看到那些神奇的海岸。

2·The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.

这样，恶性循环就变成了良性循环。

3·They cried, for it was always thus that he signalled his return.

他们叫了起来，因为他总是这样做的，表示他回来了。

4·He was often thus when communing with himself on board ship in the quietude of the night.

当他在寂静的夜里在船上自言自语时，他常常是这样。

5·The husband thought to himself, "If my wife manages matters thus, I must look sharp myself."

丈夫心里想：“要是我妻子把事情弄成这样，我自己要多注意了。”

1·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。

—— 《新英汉大辞典》

2·The Zaire frontosa lives thus, the most naturally and also possesses the best predatorial characteristics.

萨伊六间生活在最自然的状态下，因而也就保留着最好的捕食者的天性。

3·If humans are subject to mood swings, the lows of life may thus be most tolerable in an environment in which other humans are unhappy.

如果人类遭受情绪波动，那么在其他人都不快乐的环境下，低水平的生活就会因而变得最可以忍受的了。

4·Worse yet, the code in each of the existing applications must be modified to include the new interfaces, thus generating substantial testing costs.

而更糟的是，必须修改每个已有的应用程序中的代码以包括进新的接口，因而将发生大量的测试费用。

5·This step tends to be driven more by experience and judgment than by precise metrics and thus may be iterative.

此步骤倾向于受到经验和判断的影响比受到精确的规格影响要多，因而此步骤是迭代的。

1·Zoos save people trips to wilderness areas and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.

动物园使人们无需前往野外地区（就能看到动物），从而为野生动物保护做出了贡献。

2·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。

—— 《新英汉大辞典》

3·Protein supplements may overburden some internal organ, thus leading to its malfunctioning.

蛋白质补充剂可能会使某些内脏器官负担过重，从而导致其功能失常。

4·Thus, fever would make it more difficult for an infecting bacterium to acquire iron and thus to multiply.

因此，发烧会使感染细菌更难获得铁，从而更难繁殖。

5·Water can absorb and release a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a stable environment.

水可以吸收和释放大量的热量，而温度变化不大，从而创造一个稳定的环境。

1·And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus?

孩子们在她腹中彼此相争，她就说，若是这样，我为什么活着呢(或作我为什么如此呢)。

2·But it was not always thus.

但并不是一直如此。

3·I said her days were divided between us; but the master retired early, and I generally needed nothing after six o'clock; thus the evening was her own.

我说过她一天的时间全分给我们两个人了；但是主人休息得很早，我通常在六点钟以后也不需要什么，如此晚上就是她自己的了。

4·You are an authority figure, and you must remain thus!

你是(家庭中的)权威人物，你得保持如此。

5·Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.

然而，不管是我们自己，还是彼此之间，都未能如此温柔相待。

1·Thus, buying IT infrastructures from IBM to create clouds might be a viable alternative.

这样说来，从IBM购买基础设施来创建云，会是不个不错的选择。