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them

/them; unstressed thuhm, uhm/US // ðɛm; unstressed ðəm, əm //UK // (ðɛm, unstressed ðəm) //

他们,它们,她们

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Definitions

pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1
    • : the objective case of plural they, used as a direct or indirect object: We saw them yesterday. I gave them the books.
    • : Informal.: It's them, across the street.No, that isn’t them.
    • : Informal.: The boys' parents objected to them hiking without adult supervision.
    • : the objective case of singular they, used as a direct or indirect object:: If you know anyone looking for a job, tell them to contact me.If an officer were to ask you that question directly, you would have to answer them honestly.: I can’t believe your ex took your cat with them when they moved out.: Randi’s on vacation, so you can’t see them until next week.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Nonstandard. those: He don't want them books.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The good story formula, though, requires a structural us-and-them divide.

  • The culture of conflict bred an us-against-them identity among the church members.

  • This didn't come naturally to them/us, who would much rather talk about health care as a right.

  • She continued her us-versus-them approach to political discourse.

  • All this contributes to a broader us-versus-them conflict over values.

  • The English kings had turned to the only people who could have helped them-the Normans settled in Ireland; and they failed them.

  • No sooner did he say the word than he and the Weasel found them-selves standing before the open door of a nice little house.

  • Shall the dead take thought for the dead to love them?What love was ever as deep as a grave?

  • After this the Kafirs gave Savage a second very long name which meant "He-who-sits-down-on-snakes-and-makes-them-flat."

  • The only additional suggestion is the new and original test, the so-called "em-them" test.