Word · Frequency #37
theres
那里；那儿
theres is the plural of there.
That place; a location other than here, previously mentioned or implied.
- 1.
That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).
之前提到或暗示的那个地方。
- 2.
a location other than here; that place
一个不是这里的地方；那个地方
- 3.
That situation; that position.
那种情况；那种位置。
那种情况；那个局面；之前提到或暗示的那个地方。；一个不是这里的地方；那个地方；那种情况；那种位置。；在那里
In use
The café is just around the corner; after we finish our coffee, we can walk from there to the park.
The basement was cold and dark, so we hurried out of there.
The bus dropped us at the museum, and the parking lot near there is free.
you can take it from there
over there
用于指示较远的位置。
The book is over there.
那本书在那边。
from there
表示动作的起点。
We went to the station and from there took a taxi.
我们去了车站，从那里打了出租车。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- over there
- 在那边
- The book is over there on the table.书在那边桌子上。
- from there
- 从那里
- We walked from there to the park.我们从那里走到公园。
- in there
- 在那里
- There is a cat in there.那里有只猫。
- out there
- 在外面
- The kids are playing out there.孩子们在外面玩。
- up there
- 在上面
- The stars are up there in the sky.星星在天上。
- down there
- 在下面
- The basement is down there.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
there谐音'那儿'，想象手指指向远处的地方，记住那里就是that place。
Context & Register
常见场景：指代地点、方位指示 作为名词使用时，通常用于正式或中性场合，多与介词搭配表示位置，如“there is/are”结构或“over there”等。
Grammar Note
作名词时，通常指代地点，常用于固定搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'where', 'wear', 'bear', 'care', 'dare' rhyme with 'there' (/ðɛr/). However, 'here' (spelled '-ere' like 'there') is pronounced /hɪr/ and does not rhyme.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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