they

英 [ðeɪ]

美 [ðeɪ]

pron.  他们; 她们; 它们; 用以代替he或she，指性别不详的人; (泛指)人们，人人，众人

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.18 / COCA.21

牛津词典

pron.

• 他们；她们；它们
  people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified
  1. ‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk.’
     “约翰和利兹在哪儿？”“他们去散步了。”
  2. They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
     这些东西放在架子的底层。
• （用以代替he或she，指性别不详的人）
  used instead of he or she to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
  1. If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
     谁要是迟到，他就得在外面等着。
• （泛指）人们，人人，众人
  people in general
  1. The rest, as they say, is history.
     其余的就尽人皆知，不须赘述了。
• 权威人士；上面（指负责人）；专家
  people in authority or experts
  1. They cut my water off.
     管事的把水给我掐了。
  2. They now say that red wine is good for you.
     现在专家说喝红葡萄酒对人有好处。

柯林斯词典

They is a third person plural pronoun. They is used as the subject of a verb. they 是第三人称复数代词，作动词的主语。


• PRON-PLURAL 他们;她们;它们
  You usetheyto refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
  1. The two men were far more alike than they would ever admit...
     那两个人也许不承认，可他们非常相像。
  2. People matter because of what they are, not what they have...
     人之所以重要，不在于他们拥有什么，而在于他们是什么样的人。
  3. The young horses broke in a pack, and over the first furlong, they remained in a pack.
     几匹小马一起冲出，跑完头一弗隆后还没拉开距离。
• PRON-PLURAL (用以代替he or she，而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对)
  You usetheyinstead 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.
  1. The teacher is not responsible for the student's success or failure. They are only there to help the student learn...
     教师对学生的成败并不负有责任，其职责只是帮助学生学习。
  2. I never saw anyone go in to buy. Whether they ever did I don't know.
     我从未见过有人进去买东西。到底有没有人进去过，我不知道。
• PRON-PLURAL (用于 they say，they call it 等表达中表示泛指)他们
  You usetheyin 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.
  1. They say there's plenty of opportunities out there, you just have to look carefully and you'll find them...
     他们说，那里机会多的是，你只要仔细找就能发现。
  2. In Australia I believe that they call it animal magnetism.
     我相信，在澳大利亚，他们称之为动物磁性。

双语例句

• They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break
  他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。
• I never saw anyone go in to buy. Whether they ever did I don't know.
  我从未见过有人进去买东西。到底有没有人进去过，我不知道。
• They don't want to work
  他们不想工作。
• If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester.
  如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。
• But for you, they might have given us the slip.
  要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。
• They have brought down income taxes.
  他们降低了所得税。
• They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets
  这些现在可以在超市买到新鲜的了。
• They were an odd couple.
  他们是奇怪的一对。
• In Australia I believe that they call it animal magnetism.
  我相信，在澳大利亚，他们称之为动物磁性。
• People thought they were all crazy to try to make money from manufacturing
  人们认为他们简直是疯了，竟然想从制造业中赚钱。