| 单词 | their |
| 释义 | their /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] 1 PERSON/PEOPLEbelonging to or connected with people or things that have already been mentioned 他们的；她们的；它们的 They washed their faces and went to bed. 他们洗过脸后上床睡觉去了。 The twins spend all their time together. 这对双胞胎总是待在一起。 People had moved back into their own homes. 人们搬回了自己的家中。2 PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ‘his or her’ 〔用于谈论人时泛指两性，以避免使用his或her〕 Everyone is free to express their own opinion. 人人都可以自由表达自己的意见。 Each student will have their own course-work folder. 每个学生都要有自己的课程作业文件夹。 → his(2)Examples from the Corpustheir own• Also, they are mainly here because they have small children and no earnings of their own.• All their own bits and pieces.• Since the stonemasons were usually allowed to create their own designs, they were also given the freedom to crack good jokes.• They had the internal decision power and the resources to control their own engineering, assembly, and sales.• Frequently, infantry units dispensed with their own mor-tars altogether and used the mortar teams as an additional rifle squad.• This meant that companies could set up their own on-line information services without having to use the Interchange network.• Debate resumed today with the parties sticking to their own positions, none of which have a majority backing in parliament.Origin their (1100-1200) Old Norse theirra “theirs”their determinerChinese or things have or connected Corpus with belonging people to that |
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