it
[ɪt] pronoun
ESSENTIAL
■(as subject or object) the thing, animal or situation which has already been mentioned （用作主语或受词）它，这，那（指上文提到的事物、动物或情况）•"Where's my pen? It was on my desk a minute ago." "You left it by the phone."“我的钢笔在哪里？刚才还在我的桌上。”“你放在电话旁了。” •The company was losing money and it had to make people redundant.该公司在亏损，所以不得不裁员。 •The argument was upsetting for us all - I don't want to talk about it.那场争论使我们大家都心烦——我不想再谈论了。 •Children who stay away from school do it for different reasons.孩子翘课有各种原因。
[ɪt] pronoun
Common Learner Errors it or there?Warning: it cannot be used with a linking verb and a noun to say that something exists or is present.Don't say 'it is/was something', say there is/was something :
✗ It was no toilet on the coach.There was no toilet on the coach. |