Them is a third person plural pronoun. Them is used as the object of a verb or preposition. them 是第三人称复数代词,用作动词或介词的宾语。
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[PRON-PLURAL 复数型代词]他们;她们;它们 You use
them to refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
The Beatles — I never get tired of listening to them...
甲壳虫乐队——我是百听不厌。
Kids these days have no one to tell them what's right and wrong...
如今的孩子没人告诉他们什么是对什么是错。
She let the dogs into the house and fed them...
她把狗放进屋,给它们喂食。
His dark socks, I could see, had a stripe on them.
我能看出他的深色袜子上有道条纹。
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[PRON-PLURAL 复数型代词](代替 him or her,而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对) You use
them instead of 'him or her' to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
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[DET 限定词]那些(不规范口语中代替those) In non-standard spoken English,
them is sometimes used instead of 'those'.