them

英 [ðəm]

美 [ðəm]

pron.  他们; 她们; 它们; 指性别不详的人时，用以代替him或her

复数：thems　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.46212 / COCA.59

牛津词典

pron.

• 他们；她们；它们
  used when referring to people, animals or things as the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be
  1. Tell them the news.
     把这消息告诉他们。
  2. What are you doing with those matches? Give them to me.
     你拿那些火柴做什么？把它们交给我。
  3. Did you eat all of them?
     你都吃光了吗？
  4. It's them.
     是他们。
• （指性别不详的人时，用以代替him或her）
  used instead of him or her to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
  1. If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait.
     如果在我回来之前有人来，就请他等一等。

柯林斯词典

Them is a third person plural pronoun. Them is used as the object of a verb or preposition. them 是第三人称复数代词，用作动词或介词的宾语。


• PRON-PLURAL 他们;她们;它们
  You usethemto refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
  1. The Beatles — I never get tired of listening to them...
     甲壳虫乐队——我是百听不厌。
  2. Kids these days have no one to tell them what's right and wrong...
     如今的孩子没人告诉他们什么是对什么是错。
  3. She let the dogs into the house and fed them...
     她把狗放进屋，给它们喂食。
  4. His dark socks, I could see, had a stripe on them.
     我能看出他的深色袜子上有道条纹。
• PRON-PLURAL (代替 him or her，而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对)
  You usetheminstead of 'him or her' to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
  1. It takes great courage to face your child and tell them the truth.
     面对自己的孩子，告诉他们真相是需要很大勇气的。
• DET 那些(不规范口语中代替those)
  In non-standard spoken English,themis sometimes used instead of 'those'.
  1. 'Our Billy doesn't eat them ones,' Helen said.
     “咱家比利不吃那些东西，”海伦说。

双语例句

• We believe them to be hidden here in this apartment
  我们相信他们就被藏在这套公寓里。
• Sometimes I improvise and change the words because I forget them
  有时，我临场发挥改了词，因为我把原来的词给忘了。
• I had prepared for the meeting by putting down what I wanted from them.
  我已为会议做了准备，写下了我想从他们那里得到的东西。
• 'Our Billy doesn't eat them ones,' Helen said.
  “咱家比利不吃那些东西，”海伦说。
• They know the sport inside out, and we treat them with the respect they deserve
  他们对这项体育运动了如指掌，我们也给予了他们应有的尊重。
• They have gathered the best statistics they can find and run them through their own computers.
  他们已经尽力搜集了数据，并将它们输入了自己的计算机。
• My people come to work and I get them all revved up.
  我的手下都来工作了，而且我让他们都做好了准备。
• Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities.
  很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。
• His dark socks, I could see, had a stripe on them.
  我能看出他的深色袜子上有道条纹。
• You must continue to see them no matter how much you may disagree with them
  无论你和他们之间有多大的分歧，你都得继续去看他们。