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单词 herself
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Definition of herself in English:

herself

pronoun həːˈsɛlfhərˈsɛlf
  • 1third person singular reflexive Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.

    she had to defend herself
    Jo made herself a cup of tea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As he is busy working most of the time, Charlotte is left to entertain herself as best she can.
    • Valerie used to go to Southend and treat herself to a cup of coffee when she was feeling down.
    • She felt upset by her anger as she had always regarded herself as a forgiving person in the past.
    • Instead she found herself in a room so crammed full of people that there was nowhere for her to sit.
    • Angie had the chance to spoil herself with a bath and massages but she chose to just enjoy the peace.
    • The condition can cause a mother to harm her children to attract attention to herself.
    • She poured herself a cup from the flask she had tucked away in the holdall she'd brought.
    • It took a further four years before she could bring herself to contact the police.
    • She took the cup, gave it to me and took one for herself, looking at me with her keen grey eyes.
    • Her fear and anger spread to nearby animals because she was unable to keep herself in check.
    • She may be able to make herself popular but nothing she can do will ever make Elizabeth loved.
    • She smiles when Mamaji screeches at her to cover herself up and tie back her hair.
    • Alice is forced out of the village but finds herself following in his path across the world.
    • She also did a night shift on one of the wings and had to raise the alarm after a prisoner tried to harm herself.
    • A man approached her and said that he saw a bird make the mess and offered to help her clean herself up.
    • She didn't see why she could just call herself a female Marquis and have done with it!
    • In this case the subject of the spell literally worries himself or herself to death.
    • Mollie then left her job to stay at home to make a home life for her father and herself.
    • There was lots of room for her to reveal herself as a positive person as opposed to the way it went.
    • Miss Widdecombe does herself and her party no service at all by carrying on in this manner.
  • 2third person singular emphatic She or her personally.

    she told me herself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Randall herself goes on to tell me students of hers often make the same comparison.
    • In fact in retrospect, he is a much more absorbing artist than the old girl herself.
    • She herself hopes that when the time comes for her to die, she will be able to do so with peace and dignity.
    • If the split was initiated by the minister herself, what were her grounds for doing so?
    • The leader of our council has no confidence in the schools which she runs herself.
    • It is understood that no approach has yet been made to Thatcher herself over the plans.
    • She first saw the light herself as a child of seven in her home town of Sheffield.
    • We tried to help them but she just shooed us out of the way and told us she could do it herself.
    • Yet she is a practising Christian and has been at the wrong end of adultery herself.
    • He hopes she might buy it herself, but admits he is not too concerned who gets it.
    • She told me herself and I laughed until my eyes leaked tears and my nose leaked snot.
    • So it is for each defendant himself or herself to decide whether to answer or not.
    • It makes a person want to help others and to become a better person himself or herself.
    • The new partnership will also see Wark herself play more of a back seat role in the new company.
    • Sara said she loved going to Yearsley herself once a week when a volunteer sat with Ethan.
    • As for Felicity herself, she remains as elusive at the end as she was at the beginning.

Origin

Old English (see her, self).

Rhymes

elf, himself, itself, myself, oneself, ourself, self, shelf, themself, thyself, yourself
 
 

Definition of herself in US English:

herself

pronounhərˈselfhərˈsɛlf
  • 1reflexive Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.

    she had to defend herself
    Jo made herself a cup of tea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her fear and anger spread to nearby animals because she was unable to keep herself in check.
    • She may be able to make herself popular but nothing she can do will ever make Elizabeth loved.
    • She felt upset by her anger as she had always regarded herself as a forgiving person in the past.
    • There was lots of room for her to reveal herself as a positive person as opposed to the way it went.
    • Valerie used to go to Southend and treat herself to a cup of coffee when she was feeling down.
    • She also did a night shift on one of the wings and had to raise the alarm after a prisoner tried to harm herself.
    • Angie had the chance to spoil herself with a bath and massages but she chose to just enjoy the peace.
    • She poured herself a cup from the flask she had tucked away in the holdall she'd brought.
    • She smiles when Mamaji screeches at her to cover herself up and tie back her hair.
    • Mollie then left her job to stay at home to make a home life for her father and herself.
    • As he is busy working most of the time, Charlotte is left to entertain herself as best she can.
    • She didn't see why she could just call herself a female Marquis and have done with it!
    • Instead she found herself in a room so crammed full of people that there was nowhere for her to sit.
    • In this case the subject of the spell literally worries himself or herself to death.
    • She took the cup, gave it to me and took one for herself, looking at me with her keen grey eyes.
    • The condition can cause a mother to harm her children to attract attention to herself.
    • It took a further four years before she could bring herself to contact the police.
    • Alice is forced out of the village but finds herself following in his path across the world.
    • Miss Widdecombe does herself and her party no service at all by carrying on in this manner.
    • A man approached her and said that he saw a bird make the mess and offered to help her clean herself up.
  • 2emphatic She or her personally (used to emphasize a particular female person or animal mentioned)

    she told me herself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So it is for each defendant himself or herself to decide whether to answer or not.
    • Randall herself goes on to tell me students of hers often make the same comparison.
    • The leader of our council has no confidence in the schools which she runs herself.
    • Sara said she loved going to Yearsley herself once a week when a volunteer sat with Ethan.
    • The new partnership will also see Wark herself play more of a back seat role in the new company.
    • In fact in retrospect, he is a much more absorbing artist than the old girl herself.
    • As for Felicity herself, she remains as elusive at the end as she was at the beginning.
    • We tried to help them but she just shooed us out of the way and told us she could do it herself.
    • He hopes she might buy it herself, but admits he is not too concerned who gets it.
    • She told me herself and I laughed until my eyes leaked tears and my nose leaked snot.
    • Yet she is a practising Christian and has been at the wrong end of adultery herself.
    • She herself hopes that when the time comes for her to die, she will be able to do so with peace and dignity.
    • It is understood that no approach has yet been made to Thatcher herself over the plans.
    • It makes a person want to help others and to become a better person himself or herself.
    • If the split was initiated by the minister herself, what were her grounds for doing so?
    • She first saw the light herself as a child of seven in her home town of Sheffield.

Origin

Old English (see her, self).

 
 
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