them
pronoun ukstrong /ðem/ /ðəm/ us/ðem/ /ðəm/
A1 （they 的宾格）他们，她们，它们
used, usually as the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to people, things, animals, situations, or ideas that have already been mentioned
I've lost my keys. I can't find them anywhere. 我的钥匙丢了，到处都找不着。
It's them. They're here. 是他们，他们来了。
B1 ﹙用来指性别不详的人，以代替 him 或 her﹚
used to refer to one person whose sex is not known instead of saying "him" or "her"
When each passenger arrives, we ask them to fill in a form. 每位旅客到达后，我们请他们填表。
Note: Some people do not like this use, and prefer to use him or her: When each passenger arrives, we ask him or her to fill in a form.
- More examples
- When you've finished your work sheets, clip them together and hand them in to me.
- Babies are curious about everything around them.
- Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.
- If anyone rings for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at four o'clock.
- Her family invited me to stay with them for a few weeks.
Idiom
them and usidiom informal 他们和我们;别人和自己人
used when describing disagreements or differences, especially between different social groups
If parents are encouraged to be involved in school, there is less chance of a them-and-us situation developing. 如果鼓励家长参与学校事务，家长和学校之间的矛盾就会小些。
The management has its own restaurant. - It's definitely a case of them and us. 高级职员有他们自己的食堂——这显然是一种划分员工等级的做法。
them
determiner uk/ðem/ us/ðem/
（不规则用法，相当于 those）那些
not standard for those
Who gave you them cookies? 谁给你的那些小甜饼？