the /ðə/ before consonant sounds /ði/ before vowel sounds /ˈðiː/ when said with emphasis definite article /ðə/ before consonant sounds /ði/ before vowel sounds /ˈðiː/ when said with emphasis
definite article
Learner's definition of THE
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used to indicate a person or thing that has already been mentioned or seen or is clearly understood from the situation用于表示已提到、见到或易领会到的人或事物 -
He bought a house, but this is not the house he bought.他买了个房子，但这个不是他买的那个。
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This is the restaurant I was telling you about.这就是我跟你说过的那家餐厅。
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I'll take the red one.我要那个红的。
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Put the cat outside.把猫放在外面。
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The teacher gave a quiz.老师进行了小测验。
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She's the boss.她说了算。
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I am telling the truth.我说的是实话。
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What is the matter/problem?出什么事/问题了？
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I'm no fool; you're the fool for believing him.我不是傻瓜；你信他才是傻瓜呢。
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used to refer to things or people that are common in daily life用于指日常生活中常见的事物或人 -
We talked on the telephone for an hour.我们通了一个小时的电话。
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Turn on the television.把电视机打开。
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She opened the windows.她打开了窗户。
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You need to go to the doctor.你需要去看医生。
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He said he put the letter in the mail yesterday.他说他昨天把信寄出去了。
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My suit is still at the dry cleaner.我的衣服还在干洗店。
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used to refer to things that occur in nature用于指自然界存在的事物 -
The sky is getting dark.天色渐晚。
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A strong wind was blowing from the east.一阵大风从东边刮来。
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The planets revolve around the sun.行星绕着太阳转。
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Our daughter has the flu.我们的女儿患了流感。
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They talked for a while about the weather.他们谈论了一会儿天气。
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used to refer to a particular unit or period of time用于指某段时期或时间 -
She is out of the office at the moment.她现在不在办公室。
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The time has come for us to make peace.该是我们讲和的时候了。
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It is the best movie of the year.这是本年度的最佳影片。
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We are usually not home during the day.我们白天通常不在家。
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during the winter在冬天
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in the future/past/present在将来/过去/当下
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The style was popular during the 1980s.这种风格在20世纪80年代很流行。
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used to indicate the day on which something happened or will happen用于指某事已经或将要发生的日子 4
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used before the name of a specific person, place, event, work of art, etc.用于特定的人名、地名、事件、艺术作品名称等之前 -
the President of the United States of America美国总统
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the White House白宫
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the New York Yankees纽约扬基队
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the Department of Transportation交通部
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the Mississippi River密西西比河
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the American Civil War美国南北战争
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the Renaissance文艺复兴
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the Mona Lisa《蒙娜丽莎》
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the Bible《圣经》
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used to indicate which person or thing you are referring to or discussing用于指提及或讨论到的人或事物 -
She gave the correct answer.她给出了正确答案。
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He is competing against the best of the best.他正在和顶尖高手较量。
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the fastest runner跑得最快的人
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I took the last piece of pizza.我吃了最后一块比萨饼。
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I never have the time to read.我从来没有时间看书。
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He doesn't have the patience to paint the house.他没那个耐心粉刷房子。
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the English language英语
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the poet William Wordsworth诗人威廉·华兹华斯
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the right to vote选举权
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the London of Victorian times维多利亚时期的伦敦
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He plays the hero of the play.他在这部剧中担任主角。
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She is from the west coast of Africa.她来自非洲西海岸。
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the beginning/arrival of spring春天的开始/来临
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the announcement of his candidacy有关他获得候选人资格的公告
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used in titles after a person's name用于人名后的头衔 -
Alexander the Great亚历山大大帝
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Elizabeth the Second伊丽莎白二世
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Jack the Ripper开膛手杰克
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William the Conqueror征服者威廉
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used before an ordinal number用于序数词前 8
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used before a singular noun to refer in a general way to people or things of a particular kind用于单数名词前，泛指某类人或事物 b —
used to indicate the type of musical instrument someone plays用于表示所演奏的乐器 c —
used before an adjective that is being used as a noun to refer to all of the people or things that have a particular quality用于形容词前表示某类统称的人或事物 d —
used before a plural noun to indicate that every person or thing of the kind specified is included用于复数名词前表示某类所有的人或事物 e —
used before the plural form of a person's last name to indicate that all the members of the family are included用于复数的姓氏前，表示家庭的所有成员 9
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used to indicate that a person or thing is the best of its kind用于表明所指人或事物是最好的 -
This is the life. [=this is the way I want to live; this is a very enjoyable way to live, spend time, etc.]这就是我要的生活。
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I think he's the one (for me), and I want to marry him.我想他就是（对我而言）最好的那一个人，我要嫁给他。
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He is the person [=the right person] for the job.他是这个工作最合适的人选。
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This seems to be the place to be.好像就是这个地方最合适。
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used to indicate the most famous person having a particular name用于指同名人中最著名的那个 ◊ This sense of the is emphasized in speech.此义项的the在口语中需重读。
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used to refer in a general way to a specific type of activity用于泛指某类活动 -
the law法律
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the arts and sciences艺术与科学
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the publishing industry出版业
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I love the opera.我喜欢歌剧。
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the cinema电影院
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He competes in the long jump.他参加跳远比赛。
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the backstroke仰泳
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The cat was on the prowl.那只猫悄然潜行。
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The soldiers were on the move.战士们正在行军。
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used to refer to a part of your body or clothing用于指身体或衣服的一部分 -
How's the [=your] arm feeling today?你的手臂今天怎么样？
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He grabbed me by the [=my] sleeve.他抓住了我的袖子。
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She led him by the [=his] hand.她牵着他的手带他走。
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used before a noun that refers to a person's family, job, health, etc.用于指某人家庭、工作、健康状况等的名词前 -
How is the [=your] family?你的家庭怎么样？
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I have to talk the offer over with the [=my] wife.我得和我妻子商量这个提议。
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Is the job going well?工作进展顺利吗？
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How's the headache?头疼好点了吗？