/ðəm;strong form ðem ||; ðəm; ðɛm/pronoun (the object of a verb or preposition 动词或介词的宾语)
1 the people or things mentioned earlier （先前已提及的人或事物）他们，她们，它们: I'll phone them now. 我现在就给他们打电话。‘I've got the keys here.’ ‘Oh good. Give them to me.’ “我这里有钥匙。”“哦，好，给我吧。”We have students from several countries but most of them are Italian. 我们的学生来自好几个国家，但大多数是意大利人。They asked for your address so I gave it to them. 他们要你的地址，所以我就给了他们。
2 (informal 非正式) him or her 他；她: If anyone phones, tell them I'm busy. 如果有人打电话来，就跟他（她）说我很忙。 ☞'Them' is sometimes written 'em to represent the way that it is said in informal speech. them有时写作'em，表示这话是在非正式场合说的。