单词 | them |
释义 | them ![]() pron. The objective case of they. 1. Used as the direct object of a verb: We saw them at the conference. 2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: We gave them a round of applause. 3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to them. 4. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's them. See Usage Notes at be, I1. 5. Nonstandard They: "Them's the kind I like" (American Dialect Dictionary). 6. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: They ought to get them a new place to live. See Note at me. adj. Nonstandard Those: "Them dogs will find the end of them footprints before ten o'clock" (William Faulkner). [Middle English, from Old Norse theim and Old English thǣm; see to- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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