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themselves themselves ★★★★★/ðəmse̱lvz/Themselves is the third person plural reflexive pronoun. themselves 是第三人称复数反身代词。1[PRON-REFL	反身代词]他们自己；她们自己；它们自己 You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb.   [v PRON]They all seemed to be enjoying themselves...他们好像玩得都很开心。The men talked amongst themselves...那些男人一起聊着天。All artists have part of themselves that they can never share with anyone else.所有艺术家内心深处都有一些不愿和他人分享的东西。2[PRON-REFL-EMPH	强调反身代词]他们自己，她们自己，它们自己(强调所指的人或物，有时用作动词或介词宾语，代替 them) You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition.   [emphasis]Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care...许多精神病患者本身不喜欢社区护理。Cities themselves are changing rapidly...城市自身在日新月异地变化。Caregivers get a chance to socialize with men and women who are in the same position as themselves.护理员有机会和从事同样工作的人交往。3[PRON-REFL	反身代词](用以代替himself or herself，指代句子的主语，而不指明是男是女；有人认为这种用法不对) You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.   [v PRON]What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?...肺气肿病人能做些什么来帮助自己恢复健康？Nobody was prepared to commit themselves.谁都不愿作出承诺。4[PRON-REFL-EMPH	强调反身代词](用以代替 himself or herself，强调所指代的人，但是不指明是男是女； themselves 有时也用作动词或介词的宾语；有人认为这种用法不对) You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect.   [emphasis]Each student makes only one item themselves...每个学生自己只做一项。After all, what more can anyone be than themselves?毕竟，人们除了做自己又能怎样呢？ themselvesthem‧selves /ðəmˈselvz/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun  Examples Collocations Phrases 1used to show that the people who do something are affected by their own action:  Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves. Our neighbours have just bought themselves a jacuzzi. The kids seem very pleased with themselves.2used to emphasize the pronoun ‘they’, a plural noun etc:  Doctors themselves are the first to admit the treatment has side effects.3used after words like ‘everyone’, ‘anyone’, ‘no one’ etc when you talk about someone already mentioned and you do not know what sex they are or it is not important. Many teachers think this is not correct English:  Someone told me they’d actually seen the accident happen themselves.4in themselves (also in and of themselves) considered without other related ideas or situations:  The carvings are works of art in themselves, even disregarding their religious significance.5(all) by themselves a)alone:  older people who are living all by themselves b)without help from anyone else:  Did the children make the model all by themselves?6(all) to themselves if people have something to themselves, they do not have to share it with anyone:  They had the whole beach to themselves.7not be/feel themselves if people are not themselves, they do not feel or behave in the way they usually do because they are nervous, upset, or ill

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EdW3OBjvzabIemtHjrmEuXV/mUxPeEoQQpDthyN23JysHusMXSeqXWBvHikKfZDXKJaAGVecVXV263fgqhMkglCSNl/YMn7zChdqts16RP6yPGUedeBZ43oDiRRoTR1xj941O68P905D8YspZg3h7o/acA9PI2+sPJxrkPXEJIXMw5mkFo/m4zfcRRz7g/YzclkYgfZuZG0H7jULnSqoRL6dXcWIchlNELGVrXfJA48C             them·selves              ★                    /        ðəmˈselvz                ;          NAmE                ðəmˈselvz                /                              pronoun                            1      ★              (          the reflexive form of            they                          *they 的反身形式                      )                used when people or animals performing an action are also affected by it          他们自己；她们自己；它们自己                            ◆        They seemed to be enjoying themselves.        他们好像玩得非常高兴。                    ◆        The children were arguing amongst themselves.        孩子们在相互争论。                    ◆        They've bought themselves a new car.        他们给自己买了一辆新车。                    2      ★              used to emphasize          theyor a plural subject          （用以强调 they 或复数主语）他们（或她们、它们）亲自，他们（或她们、它们）本身                            ◆        They themselves had had a similar experience.        他们本身就曾有过类似的经历。                    ◆        Don and Julie paid for it themselves.        唐和朱莉他们亲自付的款。                    3      ★              used instead of          himselfor          herselfto refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known          （指性别不详的人时，用以代替 himself 或 herself）                            ◆        There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves.        没有人不尽兴。                              HELP         Although this use of        themselvesis fairly common, especially in spoken English, many people think it is not correct.                  *themselves 的这一用法相当普遍，尤其在英语口语中，但许多人认为并不正确。                            IDIOMS              (all) by themˈselves                  1                      alone; without anyone else              （他们）独自，单独                                            ◆            They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.            他们想要单独度过这个夜晚。                                    2                      without help              （他们）独立地                                            ◆            They did the cooking by themselves.            他们自己做了饭。                                      (all) to themˈselves                              for them alone; not shared with anyone              只供他们自己用                                                      them·selves              /        ðəmˈselvz                ;          NAmE                ðəmˈselvz                /             themselves[ðəmˈselvz]CET4CET6TEM4考研p449916621569912703197481550328009PRON7832009902Spoken:90959098他/她/它们自己(34%)，指性别不详的人时用以代替himself或herself(33%)，他/她/它们亲自(33%)pron.他们自己；他们亲自

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Collins	themselves ★★★★★ /ðəmse̱lvz/ Themselves is the third person plural reflexive pronoun. themselves 是第三人称复数反身代词。 1 [PRON-REFL 反身代词]他们自己；她们自己；它们自己 You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb. [v PRON] They all seemed to be enjoying themselves... 他们好像玩得都很开心。 The men talked amongst themselves... 那些男人一起聊着天。 All artists have part of themselves that they can never share with anyone else. 所有艺术家内心深处都有一些不愿和他人分享的东西。 2 [PRON-REFL-EMPH 强调反身代词]他们自己，她们自己，它们自己(强调所指的人或物，有时用作动词或介词宾语，代替 them) You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition. [emphasis] Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care... 许多精神病患者本身不喜欢社区护理。 Cities themselves are changing rapidly... 城市自身在日新月异地变化。 Caregivers get a chance to socialize with men and women who are in the same position as themselves. 护理员有机会和从事同样工作的人交往。 3 [PRON-REFL 反身代词](用以代替himself or herself，指代句子的主语，而不指明是男是女；有人认为这种用法不对) You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. [v PRON] What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?... 肺气肿病人能做些什么来帮助自己恢复健康？ Nobody was prepared to commit themselves. 谁都不愿作出承诺。 4 [PRON-REFL-EMPH 强调反身代词](用以代替 himself or herself，强调所指代的人，但是不指明是男是女； themselves 有时也用作动词或介词的宾语；有人认为这种用法不对) You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect. [emphasis] Each student makes only one item themselves... 每个学生自己只做一项。 After all, what more can anyone be than themselves? 毕竟，人们除了做自己又能怎样呢？
Oxford	them·selves ★ / ðəmˈselvz ; NAmE ðəmˈselvz / pronoun 1 ★ ( the reflexive form of they they 的反身形式 ) used when people or animals performing an action are also affected by it 他们自己；她们自己；它们自己 ◆ They seemed to be enjoying themselves. 他们好像玩得非常高兴。 ◆ The children were arguing amongst themselves. 孩子们在相互争论。 ◆ They've bought themselves a new car. 他们给自己买了一辆新车。 2 ★ used to emphasize theyor a plural subject （用以强调 they 或复数主语）他们（或她们、它们）亲自，他们（或她们、它们）本身 ◆ They themselves had had a similar experience. 他们本身就曾有过类似的经历。 ◆ Don and Julie paid for it themselves. 唐和朱莉他们亲自付的款。 3 ★ used instead of himselfor herselfto refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known （指性别不详的人时，用以代替 himself 或 herself） ◆ There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves. 没有人不尽兴。 HELP Although this use of themselvesis fairly common, especially in spoken English, many people think it is not correct. themselves 的这一用法相当普遍，尤其在英语口语中，但许多人认为并不正确。 IDIOMS (all) by themˈselves 1 alone; without anyone else （他们）独自，单独 ◆ They wanted to spend the evening by themselves. 他们想要单独度过这个夜晚。 2 without help （他们）独立地 ◆ They did the cooking by themselves. 他们自己做了饭。 (all) to themˈselves for them alone; not shared with anyone 只供他们自己用 them·selves / ðəmˈselvz ; NAmE ðəmˈselvz /
LDC	themselvesthem‧selves /ðəmˈselvz/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun Examples Collocations Phrases 1used to show that the people who do something are affected by their own action: Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves. Our neighbours have just bought themselves a jacuzzi. The kids seem very pleased with themselves.2used to emphasize the pronoun ‘they’, a plural noun etc: Doctors themselves are the first to admit the treatment has side effects.3used after words like ‘everyone’, ‘anyone’, ‘no one’ etc when you talk about someone already mentioned and you do not know what sex they are or it is not important. Many teachers think this is not correct English: Someone told me they’d actually seen the accident happen themselves.4in themselves (also in and of themselves) considered without other related ideas or situations: The carvings are works of art in themselves, even disregarding their religious significance.5(all) by themselves a)alone: older people who are living all by themselves b)without help from anyone else: Did the children make the model all by themselves?6(all) to themselves if people have something to themselves, they do not have to share it with anyone: They had the whole beach to themselves.7not be/feel themselves if people are not themselves, they do not feel or behave in the way they usually do because they are nervous, upset, or ill
WDF	themselves [ðəmˈselvz] CET4CET6TEM4考研 p449 91662 15699 12703 19748 15503 28009 PRON783 2009902 Spoken: 90959098 他/她/它们自己(34%)，指性别不详的人时用以代替himself或herself(33%)，他/她/它们亲自(33%) pron.他们自己；他们亲自

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