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the1 /ðə; before vowels ði; strong ðiː/ ●●● S1 W1 definite article , determiner   → their, there, thee, they're
1  XXused to show that you are talking about a particular thing or person that has already been mentioned, is already known about, or is the only one 〔用于表示正在谈论一个已经提到过、已经知道，或是唯一存在的人或物〕
 The audience clapped and cheered.
观众鼓掌欢呼。
 I ordered a pizza and salad. The pizza was nice but the salad was disgusting.
我点了比萨饼和色拉。 比萨饼很好吃，但色拉却令人倒胃口。
 the tallest building in the world
世界上最高的建筑物
 sailing across the Pacific
横跨太平洋航行
 The prime minister has intervened personally.
总理亲自出面干预。
 Elections will be held later in the year (=this year).
选举将在今年晚些时候举行。
 How are all the family (=your family)?
家里人都好吗？
2  used before nouns referring to actions and changes when they are followed by ‘of’ 〔用于名词前，指某种行为或变化，名词后跟of〕
 the growth of the steel industry
钢铁业的发展
 the arrival of our guests
我们的客人的到来
3  used when you are about to make it clear which person or thing you mean 〔用于明确所指的人或物〕
 That’s the school that Terry went to.
那就是特里上过的学校。
 She laughed at the birthday card from Myra.
她看着迈拉送的生日贺卡笑了。
4  used before the name of a family in the plural to refer to all the members of that family 〔用于姓氏复数形式之前，指这家人的所有成员〕
 The Johnsons had lived in this house for many years.
约翰逊一家住在这房子里有很多年了。
5  XXused to refer to something that everyone knows because it is part of our natural environment or part of daily life 〔用来指自然界或日常生活中大家都知道的某事〕
 What was the weather like?
天气如何？
 I looked out into the darkness.
我向外望着这漆黑的一片。
 Sometimes the traffic kept her awake at night.
有时来往的车辆吵得她晚上睡不着觉。
 The shops open at 9 o’clock.
商店9点开始营业。
6  used before a singular noun to refer to a type of institution, shop, system etc 〔用于单数名词前，指某类机构、商店、系统等〕
 You used to buy them from the chemist.
你过去经常在药店买这些东西。
 I heard it on the radio.
我是在收音机里听说这件事的。
 I’ll put it in the mail for you today.
我今天就把它给你邮寄过去。
7  XXused to refer to a part of someone’s body 〔用来指某人身体的某一部位〕
 Lieutenant Taylor was wounded in the knee.
泰勒中尉膝盖受伤。
 How’s the ankle? Is it still hurting?
脚腕怎么样了？还痛吗？
8  XXused before an adjective to make it into a plural noun when you are referring to all the people that the adjective describes 〔用在形容词前构成复数名词，指某一类人〕
 She devoted her life to helping the poor.
她毕生致力于帮助穷人。
 a school for the deaf
聋人学校
 wars between the English and the French
英法之间的战争
9  XXused before an adjective to make it into a noun when you are referring to the particular kind of situation or thing that the adjective describes 〔用在形容词前构成名词，指某一类情况或形容词所描述的事物〕
10  XXused before a singular noun when you are referring to a particular type of thing or person in a general way 〔用于单数名词前，表示泛指某类人或物〕
11  XX
12  XXenough of something for a particular purpose 〔表示足够用于特定目的〕
13  XXused to say which type of musical instrument someone plays 〔用于表示演奏乐器〕
14  used to refer to a type of sport or a sports event, especially in athletics or swimming 〔用于指某项运动或某个运动项目，尤指田径或游泳项目〕
15  spokenXX used before a word or phrase that describes someone or something when you are angry, jealous, surprised etc 〔用于形容某人或某事物的单词或短语前，表示愤怒、嫉妒、吃惊等〕
16  EMPHASIZEused to emphasize that the person, place, or thing you are mentioning is the famous one, or the best or most fashionable one. ‘The’ is pronounced strongly or written in a special way 〔重读或以特殊方式书写，表示指称的是知名或最好、最时尚的人或物〕
17  XXused before the names of certain common illnesses 〔用于某些常见疾病名称前〕
5 GRAMMAR 语法
Do not use the 以下不用 the：
– with uncountable or plural nouns to talk about a type of thing rather than specific things the reader or listener already knows about. the 不和表示一类事物（但不是读者或听者已知的特定事物）的不可数名词或复数名词连用
I like music.
我喜欢音乐。
We use computers.
我们使用电脑。
– with the name of a language. the 不和表示语言的名词连用
 Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗？
– with words for institutions such as school , prison , college , university , and church when you are talking about them in a general way. 当 school，prison，college，university和 church表示泛指的时候，不和 the连用
Her son is at school.
她的儿子在上学。
She spent a year in prison.
她坐过一年牢。
Do you go to church?
你去教堂吗？
– generally, with times, days and months (but see note below). the 一般不和表示时间、天、月的词连用（但要参见以下注释）
at midnight
在午夜
on Tuesday
在星期二
in May
在5月
– with a date when you write it. 书写日期时不用 the
His birthday is July 29th.
他的生日是7月29日
► But in spoken British English, you say the date as 'July the 29th'. 但在英国口语中却说 July the 29th.
– generally, with the name of a meal. the 一般不和表示一日三餐的名词连用
Have you had breakfast?
你吃过早饭了吗？
Come round after dinner.
晚饭后过来一下吧。
– with the name of a place, for example a street, town, country, or airport. 不和表示地点的名词连用,如街道、城镇、国家或机场
This is Downing Street.
这是唐宁街。
We flew to Boston.
我们飞往波士顿。
They love Japan.
他们喜欢日本。
He’s climbed Qomolangma twice.
他已两次登上了珠穆朗玛峰。
► But some places and countries, and all rivers and oceans, have the as part of their name. 但有些地名和国家名以及所有河流和海洋名称中都有 the:
the Bronx
布朗克斯区
the Netherlands
荷兰
the UK
英国
the Rockies
落基山脉
the Mississippi
密西西比河
the Atlantic
大西洋
Use the 以下情况用 the:
– when you are talking about something specific or something that the reader or listener already knows about. 谈论特指的事物或是读者、听者已经知道的事物用 the:
I didn’t like the music in the film.
我不喜欢那部电影里的音乐。
All the computers (= the computers in this building ) are down.
所有的电脑都瘫痪了。
– with words for institutions when you are talking about a particular one. the 和表示机构的单词连用，表示特指
They go to the school in the village.
他们上的是村里的那所学校。
the church on the corner
拐角的那座教堂
– with days when you give more information about which specific one you mean. the 和某个日子连用，以进一步说明具体指哪一天
on the Tuesday before Christmas
在圣诞节前的那个星期二
 Grammar
When not to use ‘the’
nDon’t use the with uncountable or plural nouns to talk about a general type of thing. You say:
I like music.
我喜欢音乐。
We use computers.
我们使用电脑。
nDon’t use the with the name of a language. You say:
Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗？
nDon’t use the with school, prison, college, university, or church when you are talking about them in a general way. You say:
n Children start school at 4 or 5.
She spent a year in prison.
她坐过一年牢。
nYou don’t use the with times and months, or normally with days. You say:
at midnight
在午夜
on Tuesday
在星期二
in May
在5月
nYou don’t normally use the with meals. You say:
Have you had breakfast?
你吃过早饭了吗？
Come round after dinner.
晚饭后过来一下吧。
nYou don’t normally use the with the name of a place. You say:
This is Downing Street.
这是唐宁街。
We flew to Boston.
我们飞往波士顿。
They love Japan.
他们喜欢日本。
When to use ‘the’
Use the when you are talking about something specific or something that the reader or listener already knows about. You say: 谈论特指的事物或是读者、听者已经知道的事物用 the:
I didn’t like the music in the film.
我不喜欢那部电影里的音乐。
All the computers (=the computers in this building) are down.
所有的电脑都瘫痪了。
They go to the school in the village.
他们上的是村里的那所学校。
nUse the with days when saying which specific one you mean. You say:
on the Tuesday before Christmas
在圣诞节前的那个星期二
nSome places have the as part of their name:
the Bronx
布朗克斯区
the UK
英国
nthe Andes
the Mississippi
密西西比河
the Atlantic
大西洋
the2 ●●● S3 adverbadv  
1  COMPAREused before two comparative adjectives or adverbs to show that the degree of one event or situation is related to the degree of another one 〔用于两个形容词或副词的比较级之前，表示两件事或两种情况的相关性〕
2  XXused before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that something is bigger, better etc than all others, or as big, good etc as it is possible for it to be 〔用于形容词或副词前，强调是最大的、最好的等〕
Examples from the Corpus
the• Frieda likes you the best.• "When do you want this done?" "The sooner the better."• Tevis usually finishes the fastest.• The more I read, the less I seem to understand.
the- /θi/ prefix 
XXanother form of theo- theo-的另一种形式
Origin the1
Old English
 the2
(1000-1100) Old English thy “by that”, from thæt; → THAT1
the1 definite article
→10-17

→5 GRAMMAR1 →GRAMMAR2the2 adverbadvthe- prefix
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