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

• 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。
• 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。
• Ours and theirs are sister schools.
  我们学校和他们学校是姐妹学校。
• I have an idea cross to theirs.
  我有一个与他们的主张相反的想法。
• I talk about my hopes and fears and ask people about theirs.
  我会谈论我的希望和恐惧，也会询问别人的希望和恐惧。
• 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。
• They gave me some books of theirs.
  他们把他们的一些书给了我。
• Our team triumphed over theirs.
  我们队胜了他们队。
• It's a little favor, a tiny lie and you are theirs.
  说个小谎话，得到他们的好感，你就是他们的人了。
• Last year our factory's output was less than theirs, but this year we've caught up with them.
  去年我们厂的产量不如他们，今年已经取齐了。