不,他們不是,或者他們沒有,結合上下文的語境,aren't 就是 are not的縮略形式.
如:
They  aren't  strict with me.
They  aren't  friendly  to  me.
They aren't  good  at  drawing.
They aren't  going to  go  to cinema  after  school.
They  aren't  at  school.
They aren't  my  parents.
-Are those  dictionaries  Lucy's?
-No, they aren't. Hers  are in her
schoolbag.
-Ar the kids playing   in the park?
-No, they  aren't.