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Person Pron Poss 所有格代词 Belongs Relates Group Child 英

英语单词 theirs
英美音标 英 [ðeəz] 美 [ðerz]
中文释义 pron.他(她;它)们的
英语例句 (1) Theirs are blue.
(2) Our house adjoins theirs.
(3) They were off to visit a friend of theirs.
(4) Mine is here, and theirs are on the table.
(5) So far as I know, our football team is more advanced than theirs.
中文例句 (1) 他们的是蓝色的。
(2) 我们的房屋与他们的毗连。
(3) 他们动身去拜访他们的朋友。
(4) 我的在这里,他们的在桌子上。
(5) 就我所知,我们的足球队比他们的有实力。
柯林斯解释
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。

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