they

/they/US // ðeɪ //UK // (ðeɪ) //

他们,它们,她们,们

Definitions

pron.代词 pronoun

1
possessive their or theirs,objective them.
- : nominative plural of he, she, and it: He needed a ride, and she had her car, so they left together.
- : people in general: They say he's rich.
- : nominative singular pronoun:: Whoever is of voting age, whether they are interested in politics or not, should vote.A person may enlist only if they are over 18.: The victim refused to testify at the trial because they feared for their life.My best friend from high school is famous now—too bad we didn’t stay in touch after they moved to California.: Quinn is waiting for summer vacation to adopt a puppy, so they will have more time to get their new family member properly settled.

pron.nominative plural pronoun

Synonyms

pron.nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

Kanye West finally got Kim Kardashian the Vogue cover he/she/they have been waiting for.
Thinking about fairness comes more naturally to liberals, and they/we care passionately about it.
The congressman's public flogging doesn't fit the crime, and is emblematic of our kick-'em-when-they're-down culture.
Whichever way you look at it, the are-they-or-aren't-they couple earned the portmanteau Brittana and a lot of attention.
Who are Hov, Hova, Jigga, and Jiggaman?They are all the same person: Jay-Z.
There was a certain difficulty in obtaining the necessary funds without announcing precisely what they-were for.
A rose from the cottage of Mavis Clare?a rose from the garden of Eden!they are one and the same to me!
"Reckon I could hold my own agin most of they-uns if I only had a new-fangled gun," returned the boy.
What a noble illustration of the tender laws of this favoured country!they let the paupers go to sleep!
Father declared that he could not lift his feet-they seemed sealed to the ground, and he felt that he must go back.

Definitions

pron.代词 pronoun

1
possessive their or theirs,objective them.
- : nominative plural of he, she, and it: He needed a ride, and she had her car, so they left together.
- : people in general: They say he's rich.
- : nominative singular pronoun:: Whoever is of voting age, whether they are interested in politics or not, should vote.A person may enlist only if they are over 18.: The victim refused to testify at the trial because they feared for their life.My best friend from high school is famous now—too bad we didn’t stay in touch after they moved to California.: Quinn is waiting for summer vacation to adopt a puppy, so they will have more time to get their new family member properly settled.

Examples

Kanye West finally got Kim Kardashian the Vogue cover he/she/they have been waiting for.

Thinking about fairness comes more naturally to liberals, and they/we care passionately about it.

The congressman's public flogging doesn't fit the crime, and is emblematic of our kick-'em-when-they're-down culture.

Whichever way you look at it, the are-they-or-aren't-they couple earned the portmanteau Brittana and a lot of attention.

Who are Hov, Hova, Jigga, and Jiggaman?They are all the same person: Jay-Z.

There was a certain difficulty in obtaining the necessary funds without announcing precisely what they-were for.

A rose from the cottage of Mavis Clare?a rose from the garden of Eden!they are one and the same to me!

"Reckon I could hold my own agin most of they-uns if I only had a new-fangled gun," returned the boy.

What a noble illustration of the tender laws of this favoured country!they let the paupers go to sleep!

Father declared that he could not lift his feet-they seemed sealed to the ground, and he felt that he must go back.