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单词 'em
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Definition of 'em in English:

'em

pronoun əməm
informal
  • let 'em know who's boss
    short for them
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These days, no one would fight me because they know that, if I sat on 'em, I could kill 'em!
    • The others all put on good show so if you like 'em you'll probably see 'em.
    • God bless 'em, I like both artists, but boy can they kill off a lively atmosphere or what.
    • It can only get books to booksellers by using blokes to pick 'em out by hand, just as they used to do in the nineteenth century.
    • I write great books, books that would make great movies, and you reject 'em, how stupid is that?
    • And telling people about stuff I like is way, way easier if I can just send it to 'em.
    • Week after week new posters get stapled up, and this guy has to go out and take 'em down.
    • Arrange the sliced red pepper over the whole in a lattice pattern if it pleases you, otherwise just chuck 'em in.
    • Maybe if it was only two teenagers he might had scared 'em off, but four?
    • These boys don't get out in public as much as they used to, so see 'em when you can.
    • For a man who claims not to gamble - he certainly knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
    • The long-termers give them a hard time for being out of place, even though most of 'em are geriatrics.
    • They reckon it makes 'em feel funny about coming into your office without knocking.
    • Now tell 'em that your roommate got locked out, and you have to go let them in.
    • Allowing for time difference James is about to hit the Broadway stage now so all I can say is knock 'em dead James!
    • Plenty of American films get made without a single British villain in 'em.
    • It's people like you that start wars and, sadly, people like me that keep 'em going.
    • If you didn't catch 'em the first time around, don't miss it and prepare to be blown away!
    • Of course liqueurs and sugar can be added to the purée, but with the great Scottish raspberry who needs 'em?
    • We asked for your nominations for the 2002 Liar of the Year Awards, and we got 'em.

Origin

Middle English: originally a form of hem, dative and accusative third person plural pronoun in Middle English; now regarded as an abbreviation of them.

 
 

Definition of 'em in US English:

'em

pronounəməm
informal
  • let 'em know who's boss
    short for them
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Allowing for time difference James is about to hit the Broadway stage now so all I can say is knock 'em dead James!
    • God bless 'em, I like both artists, but boy can they kill off a lively atmosphere or what.
    • They reckon it makes 'em feel funny about coming into your office without knocking.
    • I write great books, books that would make great movies, and you reject 'em, how stupid is that?
    • Of course liqueurs and sugar can be added to the purée, but with the great Scottish raspberry who needs 'em?
    • These days, no one would fight me because they know that, if I sat on 'em, I could kill 'em!
    • If you didn't catch 'em the first time around, don't miss it and prepare to be blown away!
    • For a man who claims not to gamble - he certainly knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
    • The others all put on good show so if you like 'em you'll probably see 'em.
    • It's people like you that start wars and, sadly, people like me that keep 'em going.
    • Arrange the sliced red pepper over the whole in a lattice pattern if it pleases you, otherwise just chuck 'em in.
    • It can only get books to booksellers by using blokes to pick 'em out by hand, just as they used to do in the nineteenth century.
    • Now tell 'em that your roommate got locked out, and you have to go let them in.
    • Plenty of American films get made without a single British villain in 'em.
    • Week after week new posters get stapled up, and this guy has to go out and take 'em down.
    • Maybe if it was only two teenagers he might had scared 'em off, but four?
    • These boys don't get out in public as much as they used to, so see 'em when you can.
    • The long-termers give them a hard time for being out of place, even though most of 'em are geriatrics.
    • We asked for your nominations for the 2002 Liar of the Year Awards, and we got 'em.
    • And telling people about stuff I like is way, way easier if I can just send it to 'em.

Origin

Middle English: originally a form of hem, dative and accusative third person plural pronoun in Middle English; now regarded as an abbreviation of them.

 
 
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