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单词 our
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Definition of our in English:

our

possessive determiner aʊə
  • 1Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified.

    Jo and I had our hair cut
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do we men really notice when our partners spend two hours with a hair dryer and brush?
    • The dog had been grown over the last eight years and we brought it from our previous address.
    • We had deliberately cut our hole at the edge of the pond to make it easier to get in and out.
    • At the beginning of each month we have to formally contact him by phone for our salary.
    • We chose a known donor so that our child could know the identity of his biological father.
    • Even with our visit cut a little short, we still came back with over five hundred photos!
    • We all laughed at this one but our laughter was cut short as Margaret made her entrance.
    • We accept that we should have noted these references in our list of words mentioned.
    • We're going to have our work cut out for us, but they are definitely the team to beat.
    • The only thing that moved was our hair and clothes in the wind, and my falling tears.
    • The cases to which we have referred in our view make quite plain the proper approach.
    • It is not like we have got to do it because if we don't our budget is going to be cut.
    • Maybe it was because your fleet was too high and mighty to respond to our previous hails.
    • There was also the bathroom and a small sitting room that used to belong to our mama.
    • We get assigned to this inferior work track because we are identifiable by our sex.
    • On our side we went down to the Royal Society with a group of people from the lab.
    • There is no mention of anything like this in our travel advice and it is not common.
    • It puts him up much higher than he is accustomed to being, and as a bonus it allows him to play with our hair.
    • We have our work cut out, but taking over from anyone who dies in office is never easy.
    • It was at this point that we decided to cut our losses and have a meal in York to savour the atmosphere.
    1. 1.1 Belonging to or associated with people in general.
      when we hear a sound, our brains identify the source quickly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I know it sounds selfish of me, to just throw away our world and all the people living in it.
      • Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election.
      • If we have it in our power to create the next generations in a way that we wish, then we should.
      • By watching the workings of our own mind we can learn how to identify these delusions.
      • Presumably all the nonsense must be produced by some part of our brain, so which part?
      • There are now so many almost daily occasions when we have to stand up and verify our identity.
      • He certainly believes our brain could do with some help in coming up with ideas.
      • We all want to get our points across and to persuade our readers that we have got things right.
      • I refer to such cases only to show that our law is no stranger to the prevention of risk.
      • If all our identifying data gets digitally stored in one place, how do we protect it?
      • It's amazing how our minds read what we think should be written rather than what is.
      • This is possible because our brains adapt to create neural maps for new body parts.
  • 2Used in formal contexts by a royal person or a writer or editor to refer to something belonging to or associated with himself or herself.

    we want to know what you, our readers, think
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are now asking our readers to fill in a letter and send it to the Prime Minister.
    • We leave it to the wisdom of our readers to decide which way to lean in the debate.
    • One of the key messages we try to get across to our readers is the importance of managing debts.
    • It took us a lot of work to win this special deal for our readers, but we did it all for love!
    • To find out how our readers fared, we have followed four of them over the past six months.
    • So we are asking our readers to dig deep and take the total as high as possible in the coming days.
    • If any of our readers using it have anecdotal data to pass along, we'd love to see it.
    • As a thank you to our readers we have some great competitions and giveaways lined up.
    • This month we are offering our readers the chance to win a trip to see the hit show.
  • 3Northern English informal Used with a name to refer to a relative, friend, or colleague of the speaker.

    really, she is a one, our Gillian
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My cross belongs to our Tony.

Origin

Old English ūre, of Germanic origin; related to us and German unser.

Rhymes

bower, cower, devour, dower, embower, empower, endower, flour, flower, gaur, Glendower, glower, hour, lour, lower, plougher (US plower), power, scour, shower, sour, Stour, sweet-and-sour, tower
 
 

Definition of our in US English:

our

possessive determiner
  • 1Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified.

    Jo and I had our hair cut
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the beginning of each month we have to formally contact him by phone for our salary.
    • The dog had been grown over the last eight years and we brought it from our previous address.
    • The only thing that moved was our hair and clothes in the wind, and my falling tears.
    • There is no mention of anything like this in our travel advice and it is not common.
    • We're going to have our work cut out for us, but they are definitely the team to beat.
    • The cases to which we have referred in our view make quite plain the proper approach.
    • Even with our visit cut a little short, we still came back with over five hundred photos!
    • It is not like we have got to do it because if we don't our budget is going to be cut.
    • Maybe it was because your fleet was too high and mighty to respond to our previous hails.
    • On our side we went down to the Royal Society with a group of people from the lab.
    • We get assigned to this inferior work track because we are identifiable by our sex.
    • Do we men really notice when our partners spend two hours with a hair dryer and brush?
    • We all laughed at this one but our laughter was cut short as Margaret made her entrance.
    • It puts him up much higher than he is accustomed to being, and as a bonus it allows him to play with our hair.
    • We chose a known donor so that our child could know the identity of his biological father.
    • We have our work cut out, but taking over from anyone who dies in office is never easy.
    • There was also the bathroom and a small sitting room that used to belong to our mama.
    • We accept that we should have noted these references in our list of words mentioned.
    • We had deliberately cut our hole at the edge of the pond to make it easier to get in and out.
    • It was at this point that we decided to cut our losses and have a meal in York to savour the atmosphere.
    1. 1.1 Belonging to or associated with people in general.
      when we hear a sound, our brains identify the source quickly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Presumably all the nonsense must be produced by some part of our brain, so which part?
      • I refer to such cases only to show that our law is no stranger to the prevention of risk.
      • He certainly believes our brain could do with some help in coming up with ideas.
      • I know it sounds selfish of me, to just throw away our world and all the people living in it.
      • This is possible because our brains adapt to create neural maps for new body parts.
      • There are now so many almost daily occasions when we have to stand up and verify our identity.
      • Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election.
      • We all want to get our points across and to persuade our readers that we have got things right.
      • By watching the workings of our own mind we can learn how to identify these delusions.
      • It's amazing how our minds read what we think should be written rather than what is.
      • If we have it in our power to create the next generations in a way that we wish, then we should.
      • If all our identifying data gets digitally stored in one place, how do we protect it?
  • 2Used by a writer, editor, or monarch to refer to something belonging to or associated with himself or herself.

    we want to know what you, our readers, think
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We leave it to the wisdom of our readers to decide which way to lean in the debate.
    • As a thank you to our readers we have some great competitions and giveaways lined up.
    • So we are asking our readers to dig deep and take the total as high as possible in the coming days.
    • One of the key messages we try to get across to our readers is the importance of managing debts.
    • If any of our readers using it have anecdotal data to pass along, we'd love to see it.
    • It took us a lot of work to win this special deal for our readers, but we did it all for love!
    • To find out how our readers fared, we have followed four of them over the past six months.
    • This month we are offering our readers the chance to win a trip to see the hit show.
    • We are now asking our readers to fill in a letter and send it to the Prime Minister.

Origin

Old English ūre, of Germanic origin; related to us and German unser.

 
 
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