| 词汇 | himself |
| 释义 | himselfhim·self /ɪmˈself; strong hɪmˈself/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun [reflexive form of ‘he’] 1 XX a) used to show that the man or boy who does something is affected by his own action 他自己 In despair, the young boy had hanged himself. 绝望中，那男孩自尽了。 His name is James but he calls himself Jim. 他的名字叫詹姆斯，但他称自己为吉姆。 He poured himself a glass of orange juice. 他给自己倒了杯橙汁。 b) used after words such as ‘everyone’, ‘anyone’, and ‘someone’ to talk about people in general being affected by their own actions 自己[用于everyone,anyone,someone之类的词语之后] Everyone should learn to respect himself. 人人都应学会尊重自己。 2 MANEMPHASIZE a) used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular man or boy 他自己，他本人[用于强调] It was the president himself who opened the door. 是总统本人开的门。 It must be true – he said so himself. 这肯定是真的，是他亲口说的。 b) used after ‘like’, ‘as’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘him’ 他[用于like,as,except之后，代替him] The other passengers were all refugees like himself. 其他乘客和他一样都是难民。 3 (all) by himself a) ALONEalone 独自一人地 He’s lived by himself since his wife died. 自从妻子死后他一直独居。 Winston was sitting all by himself. 温斯顿一个人坐着。 b) without help from anyone else 独力地；独自地 It was the first time he felt he had achieved something by himself. 这是他第一次感觉到自己独力干出了一些成绩。 Examples from the Corpus (all) by himself• Don's traveling by himself.• When the officers retired, Hashim used to jump down and play squash by himself.• But on the campaign trail, Coles sometimes seems like a boxer in the ring by himself.• He walked slowly, all by himself.• He was to be placed with another inmate the next day, but wound up in a cell by himself.• He's standing up by himself already.• I think Sadlowski by himself could have kept it that simple.• Once Hopkinson arrived late for breakfast to find the Colonel by himself reading a newspaper.• Sir Henry agreed to help in this way, and to go by himself to the Stapletons that evening.• The day he stood alone, by himself, without holding on, he roared out his triumph. 4 not be/feel/seem himself informal if a man or boy is not himself, he does not feel or behave as he usually does, for example because he is upset or ill [因情绪或身体欠佳等]感觉不妥；行为反常 Rick hasn’t seemed himself lately. 里克近来似乎不太对劲。 Examples from the Corpus not be/feel/seem himself• He had not felt himself a part of what governments decided.• He had not felt himself bound by their rules - basically, he hadn't felt himself. 5 have something (all) to himself if a man or boy has something to himself, he does not have to share it with anyone else (他)独自享用[拥有]某物 John at last had a bedroom all to himself. 约翰终于自己有了一间卧室。 Examples from the Corpus have something (all) to himself• Jerry wanted to have the company all to himself.• But he might just as well have been talking to himself.• Did Mr Oakley mean he was going to have a room to himself?• She had hoped Travis would have kept it to himself.• I wanted Seve to have the stage to himself - he'd earned it.• If he can't have you all to himself, he won't want you at all. Examples from the Corpus himself• Everyone here should decide for himself.• He built the closets himself.• Peter considers himself a poet.• Steve himself is just recovering from surgery.• Mikey calls himself Michael these days.• I don't think he hurt himself when he fell |
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