theirs

英 [ðeəz]

美 [ðerz]

pron.  他们的，她们的，它们的(所有物)

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / BNC.5531 / COCA.5421

牛津词典

pron.

• 他们的，她们的，它们的（所有物）
  of or belonging to them
  1. Theirs are the children with very fair hair.
     他们的孩子是那些长着满头金发的。
  2. It's a favourite game of theirs.
     这是他们最喜爱的游戏。

柯林斯词典

Theirs is the third person plural possessive pronoun. theirs 是第三人称复数所有格代词。


• PRON-POSS 他们的，她们的，它们的(东西)
  You usetheirsto indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Theirs had been a happy and satisfactory marriage.
     他们的婚姻曾经一直幸福美满。
• PRON-POSS (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 usetheirsinstead 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• But this credibility is not theirs to sell.
  可这并不是它们可以出售信誉。
• We must coordinate our operations with theirs.
  我们必须使我们的军事行动和他们的协调一致。
• They gave me some books of theirs.
  他们把他们的一些书给了我。
• Our library is as big as theirs.
  我们的图书馆和他们的一样大。
• Ours and theirs are sister schools.
  我们学校和他们学校是姐妹学校。
• Share your dreams with a close one and listen to theirs.
  和亲密的人分享你的梦想，并聆听他们的。
• She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
  对他们这种无动于衷的态度，她抑制不住心头的怒火。
• Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.
  如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。
• The time of our English class and theirs coincide.
  我们的英语课时间和他们的英语课时间一致。
• I am able to reach out to others and bridge the gap between my language and culture and theirs.
  我能与人交流，并能够弥合我所说的语言和所处的文化与他们的语言和文化之间的鸿沟。