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

• 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。
• 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。
• They told me about isolation and public apathy.
  他们向我谈到了孤立无助和公众的冷漠。
• They were an odd couple.
  他们是奇怪的一对。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She discovered that they'd escaped
  她发现他们已经逃跑了。
• They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
  他们没收了武器、弹药和宣传材料。
• They are consumed with jealousy at her success.
  他们对她的成功充满了嫉妒。