us
/ʌs/pronoun
first person plural
1
- used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition我们：
let us know
让我们知道
we asked him to come with us
我们请他同往
both of us.
我们俩。比较WE.
1.1
- used after the verb 'to be'. and after 'than' or 'as'用于"be"或"than"或"as"之后我们：
it's us or them.
不是我们就是他们
they are richer than us.
他们比我们富有。
1.2
- N. Amer. informal to or for ourselves〈北美, 非正式〉对于我们; 为我们：
we got us some good hunting.
我们尽情地打了一次猎。
2
- informal me〈非正式〉我：
give us a kiss.
吻我一下。
USAGE
Is it correct to say they are richer than us, or is it better to say they are richer than we （are）? See usage at PERSONAL PRONOUN and THAN.
短语
one of us
- a person recognized as an accepted member of a particular group, typically one that is exclusive in some way自己人。
us and them
- (or them and us) expressing a sense of division within a group of people我们和他们, 自己人和非自己人：
negotiations were hampered by an 'us and them' attitude between management and unions.
劳资谈判因对立态度受阻。
词源
Old English ūs, accusative and dative of we, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch ons and German uns.