单词	ourselves
释义	ourselvesour‧selves /aʊəˈselvz $ aʊr-/ ●●● S1 W3 pronoun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Sometimes it's hard for us to think of ourselves as adults. We ourselves were unaware of what was about to happen. We have to ask ourselves if we could have helped him more. We started this business ourselves. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► make life easy for ourselves  Why don’t we make life easy for ourselves and finish it tomorrow? Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► (all) by ourselves This year we wanted to take a vacation by ourselves. We built the wall all by ourselves. And when the blur does clear, we imagine that we have made it do so all by ourselves. Kip and I would have been helpless, by ourselves, in the situation, and Martinez probably intuited it. Our car was half full, and we were assigned to a row by ourselves. The walls of our imprisonment were there before we appeared on the scene, but they are ever rebuilt by ourselves. These services will be provided either directly by ourselves or by independently contracted suppliers. This information will be considered by ourselves at the key features review and due diligence stages. We believe we should resolve our issues by ourselves... We can manage very well by ourselves. ► (all) to ourselves When Sarah goes to college we'll finally have the house to ourselves. And among the primary vehicles families use to mirror us to ourselves are the family stories we hear about ourselves. And like Persephone, we will return, to ourselves, and to our ancestral beginnings. But in private we are comfortable living with ourselves - we just don't always admit it to ourselves. Keeping up with the day-to-day pressure of everyday life leaves little time to devote to ourselves. They were always there if we needed a babysitter or some time to ourselves. We continually talk to ourselves about them, losing force all the time, and feel that we are very badly treated. We spoke too much to ourselves, and not enough to other people. We travelled clandestinely by helicopter one evening and kept strictly to ourselves what we saw there. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► among yourselves/ourselves/themselves Augie and I sat alone, and only Bob Cuffy came to talk to us, the others remaining among themselves. Bioethicists disagree among themselves, both in the clinical setting and on matters of public policy. But they might, just might, talk among themselves. First, if the political parties can not reach agreement among themselves, the President must become involved in the negotiations. People began to talk among themselves, others to drift off. The Huntington Beach mayor is chosen by council members from among themselves by seniority. The jockeys then completed nearly a circuit at a gradually increasing pace before deciding among themselves to pull up. We know that many among ourselves have given themselves to bondage that they might ransom others. 1used 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 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 ourselves a)alone:  We weren’t supposed to play by ourselves near the pond. b)without help from anyone else:  I knew that Tim and I wouldn’t be able to do the whole job by ourselves.4(all) to ourselves without having to share something with any other people:  We had the house to ourselves.
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