their

英 [ðeə(r)]

美 [ðer]

det.  他们的; 她们的; 它们的; 在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替his或her

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.36 / COCA.36

牛津词典

det.

• 他们的；她们的；它们的
  of or belonging to them
  1. Their parties are always fun.
     他们的聚会总是乐趣横生。
  2. Which is their house?
     哪座房子是他们的？
• （在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替his或her）
  used instead of his or her to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
  1. If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back.
     如有人打电话来，问问电话号码，这样我可以回电话。

柯林斯词典

Their is the third person plural possessive determiner. their 是第三人称复数所有格限定词。


• DET-POSS 他们的;她们的;它们的
  You usetheirto indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about.
  1. Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement...
     贾尼斯和库尔特已宣布订婚。
  2. Horses were poking their heads over their stall doors.
     马儿们从马厩门上探出头来。
  3. ...as the trees shed their leaves and the year begins to die.
     随着树叶凋落，一年将逝
• DET-POSS (代替 his or her，而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对)
  You usetheirinstead of 'his or her' to indicate that something belongs or relates to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
  1. Every member will receive their own 'Welcome to Labour' brochure.
     每个党员都将收到一本名为《欢迎加入工党》的小册子。
  2. But anyone looking for income from their investments is in a much worse state.
     但是，那些指望靠投资获取收入的人境况更为糟糕。

Take care not to confusetheirandthere.
注意不要混淆 their 和 there。

双语例句

• Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
  他们的文化背景赋予了他们一种冒险精神。
• Their example shows us what we are all capable of.
  他们作为榜样向我们展示了我们都能做些什么。
• Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.
  大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。
• Many people might have excused them for shirking some of their responsibilities.
  很多人可能已经原谅了他们逃避责任的行为。
• Their relationship flowered.
  他们的关系最终开花结果了。
• These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.
  这些人民珍视他们的独立和主权。
• With today's more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers.
  如今有了更加有效的避孕方法，女性便可以规划她们的家庭和事业。
• But many leaders have invested their ill-gotten gains in several different countries.
  但很多领导者已把他们的非法所得投资到了几个不同的国家。
• Several of the members have come up with suggestions of their own
  有几位成员提出了自己的建议。
• Their aims are coincident with ours
  他们的目标与我们的一致。