单词 | yourself |
释义 | yourself 1. a. < as many, worthy lady, to yourself — Shakespeare > but later without this limitation — used reflexively as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb < why should you be so cruel to yourself — John Milton > < be careful or you might hurt yourself > < how much time do you allow yourself for a shave > or for emphasis in apposition especially with you or ye or after an imperative verb < an ice pick which you yourself had bought — Erle Stanley Gardner > < you said the same thing yourself > < I'd like to see you do any better yourself > < carry the packages yourself > or for emphasis instead of nonreflexive you as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb < a method developed … by men like yourself — Bernard Bloch > < asked me to give your wife and yourself his best wishes > or for emphasis instead of you or instead of you yourself as predicate nominative < the only one I am worried about is yourself > or in comparisons after than or as < nobody is better qualified for the job than yourself > or as part of a compound subject < we hope your husband and yourself can be there > or in archaic or substandard use as only subject of a verb either in the third person singular form or in the same form that would agree with you as subject < I'm all right; how's yourself > < yourself are tall — Robert Browning > or in absolute constructions < yourself a cautious man, you expect caution in others > b. < when you came to yourself again after the accident > : your normal, healthy, or sane self < you are not yourself today > 2. < it is more restful to ride in a car that someone else is driving than to drive a car yourself > < the registrant testified that, in his belief, the Bible does believe in defending yourself but not with weapons — J.J.Smith > < the process of coming to yourself after being under an anesthetic > |
随便看 |
英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。