they
柯林斯詞典
1. PRON-PLURAL You use they to refer to a group of people, animals, or things. 他們; 她們; 它們
Feed the dogs because they haven't eaten. 喂喂這幾條狗，因爲(wèi)它們還沒喫呢。
The two men were far more alike than they would ever admit. 這兩個(gè)男子非常相像，盡琯他們可能不願(yuàn)意承認(rèn)。
People matter because of what they are, not what they have. 人重要的不在於他們擁有什麼，而在於他們是什麼樣的人。
2. PRON-PLURAL You use they instead of "he or she" to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. 代替(he)或(she)，而不指明是男是女，有些人認(rèn)爲(wèi)這種用法不正確
The teacher is not responsible for the student's success or failure. They are only there to help the student learn. 教師不爲(wèi)學(xué)生的成敗負(fù)責(zé)。他們衹是幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)而已。
3. PRON-PLURAL You use they in expressions such as "they say" or "they call it" to refer to people in general when you are making general statements about what people say, think, or do. 人們[含糊]
They say there's plenty of opportunities out there, you just have to look carefully and you'll find them. 人們說那裡有很多機(jī)會(huì)，你衹要仔細(xì)尋找就能發(fā)現(xiàn)機(jī)會(huì)。
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they /ee?/
劍橋詞典
- 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
- My parents live down in Florida, but they come up to Chicago every summer .
- "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 .
- Most children in the UK remain in full-time education until they are at least 16 years old .
- Oil and water don't mix . Even if you shake them together they separate into two layers . 返回 they
（作主語(yǔ)）他們，她們，它們
I've known the Browns for a long time . They're very nice people . 我認(rèn)識(shí)佈朗一家已經(jīng)很久了。他們都很友善。
Where are my glasses ? They were on the table a minute ago. 我的眼鏡哪兒去了？剛才還在桌子上。
They (= people who know ) say things will be better in the new year . 他們說新的一年裡情況會(huì)好轉(zhuǎn)的。
used to avoid saying "he or she"
（用於代替 he 或 she）他／她
"There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want ?" “有人給你打電話?！薄八惺颤N事？”
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