the
[ðə]
art.那, 这, 这些, 那些
adv.(用于比较级前)更加, 用于最高级前, (用于形容词、副词比较级前)越 ... 越 ...
例句与用法:
I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about.
我一点也不明白你在说些什么。
Is it necessary for me to attend the meeting?
我真的必须参加这个会议吗?
Of all her children, Mary is the cleverest.
她的孩子中,玛丽最聪明。
We must protect the earth.
我们必须保护地球。
I reached the gate that opened onto the lake.
我走到临湖而开的那扇门前。
Turn to the left and you will find the post.
向左转,你会找到邮局的。
Please close the window.
请把窗户关上。
The more he has, the more he wants.
他得到越多,想要的也越多。
art.
1. 这(个), 那(个)
Do you know the man talking to the boss?
你认识那个在跟老板说话的男人吗?
2. 这些, 那些
Have you got the letters I sent you?
我寄给你的那几封信收到了吗?
ad.
1. (用于形容词、副词比较级前)越……越……
The sooner, the better.
越快越好。
The older he gets, the more active he becomes.
他越老越活跃。
2. (用于比较级前)更加
If you put in a good word for him, he's all the more likely to get the job.
要是你替他说句好话, 他就更有可能得到这份工作了。
the
the[辅音前读作 ðə; 元音前和j-; hi-; he-; hə-前常读作ði; 罕强'ði; ,ði; 强ði:; 在元音前有时用作弱式; 元音前弱 ði; 辅音前弱 ðə; ð]1.■definite article.2.■[指已提过的人或物]:I bought a car yesterday. The car is very expensive.我昨天买了一辆小汽车,这辆车很贵。The book you gave me is now on the bookshelf.你给我的那本书现在在书架上。3.■[谈话双方都知道共同所指的事物]:I have returned the book.我已将书还了。Shut the door, please.请把门关上。4.■[指就近的事,表示“当前的”]the Beijing of today今天的北京the best song of the week本周最佳歌曲5.■[表示世界上独一无二的东西]:The sun is down.太阳落山了。the moon月亮6.■[用在表示自然现象的名词前]:the night夜晚the day白天7.■[表示提到过的人的身体的一部分或衣着]:I took her by the hand.我牵住她的手。He was wounded in the leg.他腿部受了伤。8.■[口语][用于表示全家人中的一些人]:the husband丈夫the wife妻子9.■[用于姓的复数前,表示一家人]:The Browns went to the cinema yesterday.布朗一家人昨天去看电影了。The Yangs were out for a holiday.杨家外出度假了。10.■[与可数名词单数连用表示一类人或物]:You should learn to use the computer.你应该学会使用电脑。The cow is a domestic animal.奶牛是家畜。11.■[用于形容词前构成名词,表示一类人]:the rich and the poor富人与穷人the wounded受伤者12.■[用在表示民族、阶级、阶层、集团、党派前,表示一个整体]:the Chinese (people)中国人(民)the working class工人阶级13.■[用于被后置限制性定语修饰的名词前]:the man who answered回答的人the pen you lost你丢的钢笔14.■[用于江、河、海洋等的名称前]:the Red Sea红海the Pacific太平洋15.■[用于海峡、海湾等的名称前]:the Persian Gulf波斯湾the English Channel英吉利海峡16.■[用于山脉、群岛、半岛、沙漠等的名称前]:the Crimea克里米亚半岛the Himalayas喜马拉雅山17.■[用于普通名词等构成的国名或复数形式的国家、地区名称前]:the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国18.■[用于普通名词等构成的政党、组织机构等名称前]:the United Nations联合国the National People's Congress全国人民代表大会19.■[用于普通名词等构成的学校、商店、旅馆、剧院等建筑物的名称前]:the Capital Theatre首都剧院the Great Hall of the People人民大会堂20.■[用于报纸、杂志、会议、条约等名称前]:the People's Daily 《人民日报》the Times 《泰晤士报》21.■[用于某些节日名称前]:the Spring Festival春节the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节22.■[用于形容词或定语修饰的人名或地名前]:The theory was advanced by the great Lenin.这一理论是伟大的列宁提出的。The little Tom is now only 9 months of age.小汤姆现在才9个月大。23.■[用于强调特指,或表示最重要、最著名或最流行的事物]:That's the restaurant in town.那是城里最有名的饭店。the skiing center of the U.S.美国滑雪中心24.■[用于不定式短语前]:the right to strike罢工的权力25.■[用于形容词最高级前]:Autumn is the best season in Beijing.秋天是北京最好的季节。He is the eldest among the 3 brothers.他是三兄弟中最年长的。26.■[用于形容词比较级前,表示两者间“较…的一个”]:She is the cleverer of the two.她是两人中较聪明的一个。He is the stronger of the 2 brothers.他是两兄弟中比较强壮的一个。27.■[用于可数名词单数前,表示功能、属性等,使具抽象性]:The picture is pleasant to the eye.这幅画很悦目。He took to the bottle.他嗜酒如命。28.■[用于疾病名称前]:the smallpox天花the flu流感29.■[用于数量前,表示一个单位,含“每,每一”的意思]:sell at five dollars the half ton每半吨售价五美元I pay them by the hour.我按小时付给他们钱。30.■[用于表示某一特定时期,尤指十年]:the Dark ages黑暗时期the Sixties.60年代 。31.■[用于 radio,telephone 或乐器名称前]:The old man listens to the radio every morning.老人每天早上听收音机。I talked with her over the telephone.我和她在电话上交谈。32.■[用于序数词前]:adv.1.■[用于形容词、副词比较级前]更;到相应程度:I like a man none the worse for being outspoken.我并不因为一个人直言不讳而改变我对他的好感。I like him all the better for his criticism.他提出了批评,我反而更喜欢他了。2.■[用于形容词、副词比较级前,the…,the…]越…越…:The sooner,the better.越快越好。The more the merrier.人越多越热闹。3.■[用于副词最高级前,但常可省略]:He came (the) earliest of all.他来得最早。
thethe[ði:, ði; ðə, ð]art.[定冠词]1.■[用于名词前, 表示不言而喻的人、物、头衔或独一无二的事物等]Peter the Great彼得大帝the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国the sun太阳in the sky在天空the man in blue穿蓝色衣服的那个人the bright moon明亮的月亮Close the window, please.请把窗关上。2.■[表示限制性]in the year 1988在1988年the poet Milton诗人密尔顿3.■[表示代表性或典型性, 用于可数名词单数前, 作为整体看待, 以表示类别的特性或者为了加强语气]The dove is a symbol of peace.鸽子是和平的象征。This is the word to be used.这是最适当的字眼。4.■[与表示计算单位的名词连用]“每”,“每一”sell at 5 dollars the pound每磅售价五元be paid by the hour计时付酬5.■[用于病名或乐器 名称前](旧时用于病名前, 现在除口语中及俚语中在复数形式的名词 前尚保留外, 其余通常省略)(the) measles麻疹the fidgets坐立不安play the piano弹钢琴6.■[用于集合名词前, 指全体(以区别于个体)]the Chinese people中国人民the Americans美 国人民the public公众7.■[用于姓的复数前, 指全家或全家一些人]The Zhangs老张家, 老张家的人The Smiths史密斯一家8.■[用 于河, 海, 山脉等 名称前]theYellow River黄河the Himalayas喜马拉雅山脉9.■[人名或不用 冠词 的地名, 有定语修饰时常加定冠词]the great Lenin伟大的列宁the Paris of the East东方巴黎(常指上海)10.■[船只, 旅馆, 剧院, 建筑 以及某些著作, 乐曲,报刊等的名词前常加定冠词]The Oriental Hotel东方旅馆The People's Daily人民日报11.■[用于形容词或分词前, 使其转化为名词]the rich and the poor富人和穷人12.■[用于表示发明物的单数名词前]The Compass was invented by the Chinese.指南针是中国人发明的。13.■[用于具体名词 的单数形式前, 指其属性、功能等, 使具抽象性]The colour is pleasant to the eye.这颜色好看。There is still much of the schoolboy in him.他还带有许多学生气。14.■[用于形容词、副词最高级前, 有时也用于形容词比较级前]the most interesting book I have ever read我所读过的最有趣的书the elder of the two brothers两兄弟中年纪大的一个The workers and peasants suffered the most deeply in the old society.工人和农民在旧社会受苦最深。15.■[用于逢十的数词的复数前, 指世纪中的年代或人的约略年岁]in the sixties of the twentieth century在20世纪60年代
词性变化the[ði:, ði; ðə, ð]adv.1.■[加在形容词, 副词的比较级前]表示“更, 越发, 反而”That will make it all the worse.那将 使事情愈搞愈坏。He is none the wiser for all his experience.尽管他有这么多的经验, 他还是没明白。If you start now, you will be back the sooner.假使你现在动身, 就能回来得更早一些。2.■[用于The more ..., the more 结构中, 前者作关系副词, 后者作指示副词]表示“愈...愈...,越...越...”The sooner the better.愈快愈好。The higher the tree, the stronger the wind.树越高, 风越大。3.■[用于副词最高级前]Among them, he studies the hardest.他们中间他学习最努力。4.■【说明】不用定冠词的某些名词或情况(特指情况除外) ①抽象名词:music, history, time, work 等 ②物质名词:wine, silk, coal, sugar等 ③表示时间的名词(与介词at, by, on连用时):at sunset, by night, on Monday ④三餐的名称(和介词 at, before, during, for 以及与动词have连用时):When do you have breakfast? 你什么时侯吃早饭? ⑤大多数表示疾病的名称前 He has got cancer. 他得了癌症。⑥表示组织或交通工具的词组前 at school 在学校 by car 乘汽车 in prison 坐牢 ⑦个别词 组中: arm in arm 臂挽臂 at home 在家 ⑧形容词最高级单独作表语时以及 most 作“非常 ”解时 It is best to begin at once.最好马上开始。That story is most interesting. 那故事非常 有趣。
determiner
- denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge
[指已提到或双方都知道的人或事物]这;那。 比较 a
what's the matter?.
怎么啦?。
call the doctor.
给医生打电话。
the phone rang.
电话铃响了。
■used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique
[指独一无二的人、地、事]
the Queen.
女王。
the Mona Lisa.
蒙娜丽莎。
the Nile.
尼罗河。
■(informal or archaic)denoting a disease or affliction
(非正式或古)…疾病;…苦难
I've got the flu.
我得了流感。
■(with a unit of time) the present; the current
[与表示时间单位的词连用]当前的;现今的
dish of the day.
时菜。
man of the moment.
当代要人。
■(informal)used instead of a possessive to refer to someone with whom the speaker or person addressed is associated
(非正式)[指代物主代词]我(们)的;你(们)的
I'm meeting the boss.
我正要去见老板。
how's the family?.
家里情况怎样?。
■used with a surname to refer to a family or married couple
[用于姓氏前]…一家;…夫妇
the Johnsons were not wealthy.
约翰逊一家并不富裕。
■used before the surname of the chief of a Scottish or Irish clan
[用于苏格兰或爱尔兰家庭姓氏前]…宗族;…家族
the O'Donoghue.
奥多诺休宗族。 - used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase
[用于带有后置限制性修饰语的名词等前]那,那个
the fuss that he made of her.
他对她的那种过分体贴。
the top of a bus.
公共汽车的顶部。
I have done the best I could.
我已经竭尽全力了。
■(chiefly with rulers and family members with the same name) used after a name to qualify it
[主要与统治者及其家族的姓名连用,置于所限定姓名之后]
George the Sixth.
乔治六世。
Edward the Confessor.
忏悔者爱德华。
Jack the Ripper.
“撕人魔”杰克。 - used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance
[指某事物的总称]
he taught himself to play the violin.
他自学拉小提琴。
I worry about the future.
我对前途忧心忡忡。
■used with a singular noun to indicate that it represents a whole species or class
[用于单数名词前,指一类物种或一个阶层]…类;…阶层
they placed the African elephant on their endangered list.
他们把非洲象列上了濒危动物名单。
■used with an adjective to refer to those people who are of the type described
[用于形容词前指一类人] …人;…者
the unemployed.
失业者。
■used with an adjective to refer to something of the class or quality described
[用于形容词前指某一抽象概念]那,那个
they are trying to accomplish the impossible.
他们想完成不可能的任务。
■used with the name of a unit to state a rate
[与表示计算单位的名词连用]每,每一
they can do 120 miles to the gallon.
他们耗一加仑汽油可以行驶120英里。
35p in the pound.
每磅35便士。 - enough of (a particular thing)
足够的
he hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the money.
要是他能够筹到足够的钱,他希望每月出版一期。 - (pronounced stressing ‘the’) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type
[the须重读]最重要(或最著名的)人(或事)
he was the hot young piano prospect in jazz.
他是爵士乐方面最走红且最具钢琴演奏潜力的年轻人。 - used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another
[用于比较级前]越…越…
the more she thought about it, the more devastating it became.
她越想这事儿,越泄气。
■(一般作 all the ——)used to emphasize the amount or degree to which something is affected
[用于强调数量、程度](由于某事)而更…
commodities made all the more desirable by their rarity.
商品由于其稀罕性而使人更加想得到。
- Old English se, sēo, thæt, ultimately superseded by forms from Northumbrian and North Mercian thē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch de, dat, and German der, die, das
the
■Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
[谚]患难识知交。
■A country must have the will to repel any invader.
一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
■The wind was whispering in the trees.
一阵风穿过树林沙沙作响。
■It is rash to cross the street without looking both ways.
不朝两边看看就穿马路是莽撞的。
■His strength in a crisis is an ace in the hole.
临危不惧是他的看家本领。
■In order not to be late, she cut across the fields.
为了不迟到,她抄近路穿过田野。
■It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
也许要花很长时间才能找到解决这个问题的办法。
■A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.
云是天空中的水汽团。
■The bank is a ten minutes' run from the hotel.
从旅馆到银行跑步需十分钟。
■He got a lot of dope from the secretary.
他从秘书那里获得许多内部消息。
■They denounced him to the police as a criminal.
他们向警方告发他是罪犯。
■They cleaved a path through the wilderness.
他们在荒原中开辟出一条路。
■The good they have done for me is beyond measure.
他们对我所做的好事简直无可估量。
■They all cooed over the new baby.
他们对着新生婴儿爱抚地轻声细语。
■He pushed hard on the brake pedal to avoid a collision.
他使劲踩下煞车踏板以避免撞车。
■He bit off a large piece of the apple.
他咬下一大块苹果。
■In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.
他在处理这个问题时谨慎得过分了。
■He beckoned to me from across the street.
他在马路对面向我招手致意。
■He professed to know nothing about the matter.
他声称对此事一无所知。
■He'll rue the day he married her.
他将会因为和她结婚而抱恨终身。
■He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself.
他干的太差劲了,我只好亲自重做。
■He emphasized the importance of careful driving.
他强调小心驾驶的重要性。
■He is always raising a stink about this, that or the other thing.
他总是为了这个、那个的大吵大闹,什麽事都有得吵,有得闹。
■He reported on the whole event to the minister.
他把整个事件向部长做了汇报。
■He steered into the parking area.
他把车开进了停车区。
■He arrived at the meeting place beforehand.
他提前到达会面地点。
■He is a great guy, a chip off the old block.
他是一位好人,就像他父亲一样。
■He cooked the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.
他用一大锅开水煮义大利面食。
■He persuaded her to sign the document by guile.
他用欺骗手段说服她在文件上签字。
■His sooty hand smudged the paper.
他被煤烟熏污的手把纸弄脏了。
■He tried to varnish over the truth with a lie.
他试图用谎言来掩盖真相。
■He sprang up and rushed to the door.
他跳起身,跑到门口。
■You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.
你一点也没让我为难。
■It is wrong of you to bully the child.
你不该欺侮那个孩子。
■See the children ramping about in the playground.
你看孩子们在运动场上乱冲乱跳。
■If I had my way, I'd go to the movies tonight.
假如我做得到的话,我今晚会去看电影。
■The officers were brawling commands.
军官们大声地喊口令。
■The army was demoralized by defeat.
军队因战败而士气消沉。
■Job creation has become an imperative for the government.
创造就业机会是政府必须做的事。
■Don't scrape your feet on the floor.
别用脚蹭著地板。
■I bought a pair of tan leather shoes the other day.
前几天我买了双棕褐色的皮鞋。
■The doctor was very thorough in his examination of the sick child.
医生对生病的孩子进行了仔细的检查。
■The king was shorn of his power by his nobles.
国王被手下的贵族们剥夺了权力。
■The huge trees were profiled against the night sky.
在夜空的映衬下显出大树的轮廓。
■It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.
在比尔家里,真正当家的是她的老婆。
■My heart beat thick in the course of the interview.
在面试过程中我的心跳得厉害。
■The shutters thumped the wall in the wind.
在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
■It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.
填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。
■Foreign nationals were asked to leave the country.
外国侨民被要求离开该国。
■The hall resounded with laughter and whistles.
大厅里充满了笑声和口哨声。