他们拒绝签约,从而使我们的处境有些困难。 Their refusal to sign the contract has put us in a bit of a bind.
将某人的收入分至四年从而使税赋降至最小程度 Average one's income over four years so as to minimize the tax rate.
寓言,讽喻一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法,其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力,从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的,但更深刻的象征意义 A literary, dramatic, or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas, principles, or forces, so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel, deeper symbolic sense.
有氧健身法旨在增强循环和呼吸功效的生理调节体系,包括有力的、持久的锻炼,例如慢跑、游泳或骑自行车,从而提高肌体对氧气的利用 A system of physical conditioning designed to enhance circulatory and respiratory efficiency that involves vigorous, sustained exercise, such as jogging, swimming, or cycling, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献,从而独获全部奖励。 He minimized the value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise.