so that

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• ①[表目的]为了…;以便…(=in order that)
  • Turn on the light so that I can see what it is.打开灯光,好让我看看那是什么东西。(★此种用法的so that所引导的子句中常用助动词may [might], can [could],有时亦用will [would])

• ②[表结果]因而,所以
  • The walls had collapsed, so that the house was not habitable.墙壁已倒塌,所以那间房子不能居住。

• ③[表条件]【古】如果,假使(=if)