we S1 W1 / wi ; strong wi / 代词 [ used as the subject of a 动词 ]

1 used by the person speaking or writing to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people :

‘Did you go into the supermarket?’ ‘No, we didn’t.’

Shall we stop for a coffee?

So we all travelled down to Brighton together.

We declare our support for a government of national unity.

We Italians are proud of our history.

2 used by a writer or speaker to include themselves and their readers or listeners :

As we saw in Chapter 4, slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War.

3 people in general :

We live on a complex planet.

4 formal used by a king or queen to refer to himself or herself

5 spoken sometimes used to mean ‘you’ when speaking to children or people who are ill :

How are we feeling today, Mr Robson?