/ðəm; ðəm; strong form 强读式 ðem; ðɛm/
pers pron 人称代词
1 (used as the object of a v or of a prep; also used independently or after be 用作动词或介词的宾语, 也可单独使用或用于 be 之後)
*Tell them the news. 把那消息告诉他们.
* Give them to me. 把那些东西给我.
* Did you eat all of them? 你是否都吃光了?
* Oh, them! We needn't worry about them. 哦, 他们哪! 我们用不着为他们担心.
2 (used informally instead of him or her 在口语中用以代替him或her)
*If a customer comes in before I get back ask them to wait. 我回来之前若有顾客来, 就请他等一会儿.
3 (idm 习语) ,themand `us rich or powerful people contrasted with ordinarypeople like the speaker(s) 有钱或有势的人与寻常百姓（如说此话者）之对比
*We should try to get away from a `them and us' attitude in industrial relations. 我们应该努力摆脱劳资关系中｀那群人和我们＇这种对立的态度. Cf 参看 they.