their

/ðeə(r)/ det.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

他们的；她们的；它们的

释义与例句

det. 他们的；她们的；它们的
belonging to or connected with people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned
  1. The students left their books on the classroom shelves.
    学生们把书留在了教室的书架上。
  2. My neighbours grow most of their vegetables in the garden.
    我的邻居们大部分蔬菜都在花园里自己种。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The birds returned to their nests before it got dark.
    鸟儿在天黑前返回了它们的巢。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 their 后必须接名词，表示“他们的……”；独立使用“他们的”时要用名词性物主代词 theirs。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • there 在那里；到那里；（与 be 连用）有
    their 是物主限定词，后接名词，表示所属；there 表示地点，或与 be 连用表示存在。their bikes 意为他们的自行车，there is/are 意为有。
    Their bicycles are over there beside the gate. 他们的自行车在那边大门旁。
常见搭配
  • their own 他们自己的
    The children planted their own vegetables in small pots. 孩子们在小花盆里种了自己的蔬菜。
  • do their best 尽他们最大努力
    The volunteers did their best to make every visitor feel welcome. 志愿者们尽最大努力让每位访客感到受欢迎。
  • their turn 轮到他们
    After the others had spoken, it was their turn to ask questions. 其他人发言后，轮到他们提问了。