英汉词典

they 基本解释

• pron. 他们；它们；她们

they 中文词源

来自中古英语 they,thei,来自古诺斯语 their,来自 Proto-Germanic*thai,复数指示代词，那些的， 来自 PIE*to,指示代词，词源同 this,that.

they 英文词源

they

they: [12] Like their and them, they was borrowed from Old Norse. Its source was their, the plural form of the demonstrative adjective sá, and it replaced the native Old English pronoun hīe.
=> their, them

they (pron.)

c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source (Old Norse þeir, Old Danish, Old Swedish þer, þair), originally masculine plural demonstrative pronoun, from Proto-Germanic *thai, nominative plural pronoun, from PIE *to-, demonstrative pronoun (see that). Gradually replaced Old English hi, hie, plurals of he, heo "she," hit "it" by c. 1400. Colloquial use for "anonymous people in authority" is attested from 1886. They say for "it is said" is in Milton.

The most important importation of this kind [from Scandinavian to English] was that of the pronomial forms they, them and their, which entered readily into the system of English pronouns beginning with the same sound (the, that, this) and were felt to be more distinct than the old native forms which they supplanted. Indeed these were liable to constant confusion with some forms of the singular number (he, him, her) after the vowels has become obscured, so that he and hie, him and heom, her (hire) and heora could no longer be kept easily apart. [Jespersen, "Growth and Structure of the English Language"]

they 双语例句

1. They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.

面对遭征服的悲惨命运，他们保持了乐观的态度。

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2. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.

他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。

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3. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.

他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。

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4. They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.

他们偶然来到一个居住着一位狡诈的淘金者的废墟之城。

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5. They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors.

他们非常势利，不喜欢智力和社会地位不如自己的人。

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they 实用场景例句

‘Where are John and Liz? ’ ‘They went for a walk. ’

“约翰和利兹在哪儿？”“他们去散步了。”

牛津词典

They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.

这些东西放在架子的底层。

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If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.

谁要是迟到，他就得在外面等着。

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The rest, as they say, is history.

其余的就尽人皆知，不须赘述了。

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They cut my water off.

管事的把水给我掐了。

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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。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They were ready to die , if necessary, for their country.

必要时, 他们愿为国捐躯.

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They lived in unspoilt union.

他们和睦相处.

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When will they name a successor?

他们什么时候会任命继承人?

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They advised the peasants on how to use the machine.

他们指导农民如何使用这台机器.

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They have fastened up all the parcels.

他们把这些包裹都捆扎好了.

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They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.

关于他的爱情生活,他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语.

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They loaded themselves with food, medical supplies, and oxygen equipment.

他们携带了食物 、 医疗器具和氧气设备.

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They came to an accord that profits should be shared equally.

他们达成协议,收益由大家均分.

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They embedded the pilings deep into the subsoil.

他们把桩深深打进地基下的土中.

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They just handed the game to the other team on a plate.

他们让另一支球队轻易地赢得了这场比赛.

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