| 词汇 | they |
| 释义 | they pronoun uk /ðeɪ/ us /ðeɪ/ A1 used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described: （作主语）他们，她们，它们 I've known the Browns for a long time. They're very nice people.我认识布朗一家已经很久了。他们都很友善。 Where are my glasses? They were on the table a minute ago.我的眼镜哪儿去了？刚才还在桌子上。 They (= people who know) say things will be better in the new year.他们说新的一年里情况会好转的。 B1 used to refer to a person whose gender is not known or does not need to be mentioned: （用于代替 he 或 she）他／她 "There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?"“有人给你打电话。”“他／她有什么事？” Everyone should do what they think is best. used to refer to a single person whose gender is not simply male or female: At that time Smith said that they wanted to be open about their new identity, but weren't ready to speak at length about it. The singer came out as non-binary, joining a growing number of people who use "they/them" as pronouns. My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer.我父母住在南方的佛罗里达，但他们每年夏天都要来芝加哥。 "Thank you for the flowers." "It's all right. I thought they might cheer you up." An ambulance crew was called to his home, but he was dead by the time they arrived.救护人员接到了求救电话，但是赶到他家时他已经咽气了。 Most children in the UK remain in full-time education until they are at least 16 years old.在英国，大多数孩子至少在16岁之前都要接受全日制教育。 Oil and water don't mix. Even if you shake them together they separate into two layers.油与水不相融合。即使你将其混在一起摇晃，它们也会分为两层。 Linguistics: personal pronouns 'em he her I, i it number one personally S, s s/he she thee them themself thou us y'all you you-all Yours trulyphrase yous GrammarPronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.) We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined): … Subject and object pronouns Personal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun: … I, me We use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form: … You We use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural: … He, him; she, her He, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms: … It We use it to refer to things: … We, us We use we and us to refer to different groups of people, but always including the speaker. We and us can refer to the speaker + the listener, or the speaker + other people but not the listener, or people in general including the speaker: … They, them We use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals: … Pronouns: one, you, we, they One, you, we and they are generic personal pronouns. We can use one, you, we and they to refer to ‘people in general’. … One, you and we We can use one, you or we when we are making generalisations and not referring to any one person in particular. When used like this, one, you and we can include the speaker or writer: … They We can use they to talk about a wide group of people, such as an authority or an institution. In such cases, they does not refer to specific people: … they | American Dictionarythey pronoun[ pl ] us/ðeɪ/ the things or people being spoken about, who have already been mentioned: Where are my glasses? They were on the table a minute ago. They (= People who know) say we’re going to get some rain. They is also used to refer to a person whose sex is not known: "There is someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?" |
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