单词 | ourselves |
释义 | ourselves From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishourselvesour‧selves /aʊəˈselvz $ aʊr-/ ●●● S1 W3 pronoun1 PERSONALLY/YOURSELFused by the person speaking to show that they and one or more other people are affected by their own action We prepared ourselves for the long journey ahead. It was strange seeing ourselves on television.2 EMPHASIZE a) used to emphasize ‘we’ or ‘us’ We built the house ourselves. As parents ourselves, we understand the problem. b) used after ‘as’, ‘like’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘us’ More help is needed for people like ourselves. 3 → (all) by ourselves4 → (all) to ourselvesExamples from the Corpusourselves• We started this business ourselves.• Sometimes it's hard for us to think of ourselves as adults.• We have to ask ourselves if we could have helped him more.• We ourselves were unaware of what was about to happen. |
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