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Person Belongs ðeəz ðerz Possessive Pron Poss 所有格代词 Relates

word theirs
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/ðe͟ə(r)z/
Theirs is the third person plural possessive pronoun. theirs 是第三人称复数所有格代词。
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[PRON-POSS 所有格代词]他们的,她们的,它们的(东西) You use theirs to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about.
  • There was a big group of a dozen people at the table next to theirs...

    他们旁边的桌上坐了一大群人,有十几个。

  • It would cost about £3,000 to install a new heating system in a flat such as theirs...

    在他们那样的一套公寓房里安装一套新的供暖系统可能要花费 3,000 英镑左右。

  • Theirs had been a happy and satisfactory marriage.

    他们的婚姻曾经一直幸福美满。

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[PRON-POSS 所有格代词](用以代替his or hers,而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对) You use theirs instead of 'his or hers' 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.
  • He would leave the trailer unlocked. If there was something inside someone wanted, it would be theirs for the taking...

    他不会给那个活动房屋上锁。里面要是有什么别人想要的东西,他们可以尽管拿。

  • This child is nobody's child until someone makes her theirs officially.

    在有人办理正式手续认领以前,这个孩子不属于任何人。


Oxford theirs / ðeəz ; NAmE ðerz / pronoun ( the possessive form of they *they 的所有格形式 ) of or belonging to them 他们的,她们的,它们的(所有物) Theirs are the children with very fair hair. 他们的孩子是那些长着满头金发的。 It's a favourite game of theirs. 这是他们最喜爱的游戏。 theirs / ðeəz ; NAmE ðerz /
LDC
theirstheirs /ðeəz $ ðerz/ ●●● S3 pronoun [possessive form of ‘they’]
Collocations
1used to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with people that have already been mentioned:  When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs. Our house is number 25, and theirs is just opposite. We compared scores and found that theirs were higher than ours.of theirs They shared the prize money with a friend of theirs.2used when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ‘his or hers’:  Everyone wants what is theirs by right.
his(2)
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theirs

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它)们的(50%),他(她(50%)
pron.他们的;她们的;它们的

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