used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified
他们;她们;它们
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the two men could get life sentences if they are convicted .这两人如果被证明有罪的话,他们可能会被判处无期徒刑。
people in general
人们
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the rest, as they say, is history .如人们所言,其余是历史。
〈非正式〉 有权有势的人
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they cut my water off .那些当权者断了我的水。
[singular]used to refer to a person of unspecified sex
[表示不确定性别的人] 他;她
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ask a friend if they could help .请个朋友看他能否帮忙。
"Middle English: from Old Norse