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them

UK /ðəm/US /ðəm/

词源

源自古英语 þæm,与德语 ihnen 同源,最初是代词 they 的与格形式。

pronoun

❶ 指代之前提到的人或物,作为动词或介词的宾语使用,表示“他们/她们/它们”。常用于避免重复名词。

“I gave them the books yesterday.”

(我昨天把书给了他们。)

“She invited them to the party.”

(她邀请了他们参加派对。)

同义词:those people, those things

常见短语

give them a break — 表示“放过他们”或“给他们一个机会”,用于请求停止批评或施压。

“They're trying their best, so give them a break.”

(他们已经很努力了,放过他们吧。)

tell them apart — 指“区分他们”,用于描述难以分辨相似的人或事物时的场景。

“The twins look so alike that I can't tell them apart.”

(这对双胞胎长得太像了,我分不清他们。)