Word · Frequency #37
there
在那里；在那个地方
In or at that place
- 1.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
在(远离说话者的)那个地方(与here相对)
- 2.
To or into a place or location; thither.
去那里；到那个地方
- 3.
in or at that place
在那里
- 4.
In that matter, relation, etc..
在那件事上；在那种关系上
- 5.
in that matter
在那件事上
- 6.
In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.
在世间；表示存在(用于说明某人或某物存在)
去那里；到那个地方；表示存在；有；在那件事上；在那方面；在(远离说话者的)那个地方(与here相对)；在那里
In use
Please put the book over there on the shelf.
We arrived at the station and waited there for the bus.
The keys are there, on the table by the door.
they have lived there for years
it's not there
that man there
I agree with you there
there is/are + noun
there be 结构中，be 动词的单复数要与后面的名词一致。
There is a cat in the garden.
花园里有一只猫。
Connections
Collocations
- over there
- 在那边；在那里
- The phone is over there on the desk.电话在那边桌子上。
- there is/are
- 有；存在
- There are two apples on the table.桌子上有两个苹果。
- there you go
- 给你；就这样；好了
- There you go – keep the change.给你——零钱不用找了。
- from there
- 从那里
- Walk to the bridge; from there you can see the lake.走到桥那里，从那里就能看见湖。
- up there
- 在那上面
- The cat is up there on the roof.猫在那上面的屋顶上。
- there and back
- 往返；来回
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 there 比 here 多一个字母 t，t 像一支伸向远处的手，帮你记住它指‘那里、那边’；here 没有 t，就在身边。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：pointing to a location、giving directions、existential sentences 作为副词，“there”基本属于中性语体，口语和书面语中都普遍使用。多用于指代离说话者较远的地点，或构成存在句（如 there is/are）。正式写作中虽也常见，但有时会用 in that place 或 at that place 等更明确的表达代替单纯的 there。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在所示发音中都与 there /ðɛr/ 押韵：where /wɛr/、care /kɛr/、bear /bɛr/、hair /hɛr/、wear /wɛr/、their /ðɛr/。注意 where 和 wear 发音相同，their 是 there 的同音异义词。小心形似但发音不同的词，如 were /wɜr/ 和 here /hɪr/，它们与 there 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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