them

them1 /ðəm; strong ðem/ S1 W1 pronoun [object form of ‘they’]

1 THINGPERSON/PEOPLEused to refer to two or more people or things that have already been mentioned or are already known about 他们；她们；它们

Has anyone seen my keys? I can’t find them anywhere.

有人见到我的钥匙吗？我哪儿都找不到。

The police were very helpful when I spoke to them.

我和警察说了，他们很帮忙。

I lent him several books, but he hasn’t read any of them.

我借给他几本书，但他一本还没看过。

2 PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ‘him or her’ 〔用于谈论人时泛指两性，以避免使用him或her〕

If anyone phones, tell them I’ll be back later.

如果有人打电话来，就说我过一会儿就回来。

Examples from the Corpus

them• Careful with those dishes. Don't break them.• If anyone calls, tell them I'll be back around 5.• They looked a little tired when I saw them last week.

them2 /ðem/ determiner spoken

THINGPERSON/PEOPLEused to mean ‘those’. Many people think this use is incorrect 那些〔许多人认为这种用法不正确〕

I couldn’t understand all them long words.

我无法理解那些长单词。

Examples from the Corpus

them• I couldn't understand all them big words.

Origin them1

(1100-1200) Old Norse theim

them1 pronounthem2 determiner

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