theirs

Word family pronountheirtheirs

theirs /ðeəz $ ðerz/ S3 pronoun [possessive form of ‘they’]

1 PERSON/PEOPLEused to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with people that have already been mentioned 他们的，她们的〔用于指代属于前面所提之人的东西〕

When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs.

我们的洗衣机坏了的时候，邻居就让我们用他们的。

Our house is number 25, and theirs is just opposite.

我们的房子是25号，他们的就在对面。

We compared scores and found that theirs were higher than ours.

我们比较了一下，发现他们的得分比我们的高。

of theirs

They shared the prize money with a friend of theirs.

他们与一位朋友分享那笔奖金。

2 PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ‘his or hers’ 〔用于谈论人时泛指两性，以避免使用his或hers〕

Everyone wants what is theirs by right.

人人都想得到理应属于自己的东西。

→ his(2)

Examples from the Corpus

friend of theirs• Well, apparently the boyfriend is a friend of theirs.• Anna was talking to an old friend of theirs, Irena Ignatiev.• Finally some friends of theirs who had a severely handicapped child told Mike this was illegal: that they had some rights.

词汇	theirs
释义	theirs Word family pronountheirtheirs theirs /ðeəz $ ðerz/ ●●● S3 pronoun [possessive form of ‘they’] 1 PERSON/PEOPLEused to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with people that have already been mentioned 他们的，她们的〔用于指代属于前面所提之人的东西〕 When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs. 我们的洗衣机坏了的时候，邻居就让我们用他们的。 Our house is number 25, and theirs is just opposite. 我们的房子是25号，他们的就在对面。 We compared scores and found that theirs were higher than ours. 我们比较了一下，发现他们的得分比我们的高。 of theirs They shared the prize money with a friend of theirs. 他们与一位朋友分享那笔奖金。 2 PERSON/PEOPLEused when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ‘his or hers’ 〔用于谈论人时泛指两性，以避免使用his或hers〕 Everyone wants what is theirs by right. 人人都想得到理应属于自己的东西。 → his(2) Examples from the Corpus friend of theirs• Well, apparently the boyfriend is a friend of theirs.• Anna was talking to an old friend of theirs, Irena Ignatiev.• Finally some friends of theirs who had a severely handicapped child told Mike this was illegal: that they had some rights.
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