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单词 myself
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Definition of myself in English:

myself

pronoun mʌɪˈsɛlfmɪˈsɛlf
  • 1reflexive first person singular Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when he or she is the subject of the clause.

    I hurt myself by accident
    I strolled around, muttering to myself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I must tell myself that these sorts of accidents should not be met with anger by parents.
    • So when I was younger I bought some books on wine and educated myself on the subject.
    • The worse part was facing up to what I had done to myself and the hurt I had caused my family.
    • I wouldn't refer to myself as a snooker fan as such, but the game does fascinate me.
    • Sometimes I like to rewards myself with presents, to let me know how much I mean to me.
    • I sometimes learn my lines on public transport muttering them out loud to myself.
    • In true teenage form I used to shut myself in my bedroom with it belting out the speakers.
    • The good thing about the delay, however, is that it gives me chance to go out and buy myself a new swimsuit.
    • And yet part of me worries that to see myself as the subject of my own life story is in some way selfish.
    • I would never forgive myself if I walked away, leaving somebody else to try to sort it out.
    • I'm trying to keep myself busy, but every now and then I just break down in floods of tears.
    • For me, it was more about an internal battle and my need to hurt myself to show that there was a problem.
    • I keep saying to myself that the most exciting thing in my life is success, and to stop being so afraid of it.
    • I found myself sitting at home all day when I could have been at school getting an education.
    • I owe it to myself to go out on a limb and do something that reflects a little bit of character.
    • If I fall and hurt myself on an iced pavement I will sue this Council till their eyes water.
    • Even worse, today my doctor asked if I ever thought about hurting myself or others.
    • I got through it all without hurting myself and that was the most important thing.
    • At least that's what my friend Dave said, when I went to pour myself a second glass.
    • I held my hands up to defend myself but I got a couple of boxes to the back of the head.
  • 2emphatic first person singular I or me personally (used to emphasize the speaker)

    I myself am unsure how this problem should be handled
    I wrote it myself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When it came to the speakers I myself spoke first then Mrs Hill and finally the applicant.
    • I myself have a highly combative relationship with the dumb brute stuff of the universe.
    • I pushed him aside and tried it myself but all I did was hurt the side of my body.
    • I had to ring one of the insurers myself to check the detail before writing this column.
    • The time has come to stop digging other people holes and dig some for myself.
    • I myself am the subject of the portrait that Sanjay commissioned about five years ago.
    • Novices like myself can only watch and admire from the shore as the big sails and short boards hit the water.
    • It was tempting to write this review myself in what is supposed to pass for Scots.
    • For myself I have also met up with people and been bemused about my lack of conversation.
    • The trouble is that I am always on the go, so the person who makes me go more than anybody else is myself.
    • I'm more interested to read what other people have to say and make the decision myself.
    • All she wants is to be hit on, when I myself am utterly annoyed with people hitting on me.
    • It's always nice to know that there are people out there who are even more pedantic than myself.
    • The main objection to prostitution by most people, myself included, is a moral one.
    • It is the best chance for ordinary people like myself to catch a salmon at a sensible price.
    • I have seen hunting and have friends who have hunted, but I am not a hunting person myself.
    • Most young people, myself included, do not commit crime or partake in acts of violence.
    • I would write myself but apparently, it's very frowned upon to ask on your own behalf.
    • I myself forgot about these issues and most people are too polite to mention them.
    • I'll be on the march myself, along with a sizeable number of people from my church.
  • 3literary first person singular Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself; I.

    myself presented to him a bronze sword

Origin

Old English me self, from me1 + self (used adjectivally); the change of me to my occurred in Middle English.

Rhymes

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

Definition of myself in US English:

myself

pronoun
  • 1reflexive Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when he or she is the subject of the clause.

    I hurt myself by accident
    I strolled around, muttering to myself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And yet part of me worries that to see myself as the subject of my own life story is in some way selfish.
    • The worse part was facing up to what I had done to myself and the hurt I had caused my family.
    • For me, it was more about an internal battle and my need to hurt myself to show that there was a problem.
    • Sometimes I like to rewards myself with presents, to let me know how much I mean to me.
    • Even worse, today my doctor asked if I ever thought about hurting myself or others.
    • I sometimes learn my lines on public transport muttering them out loud to myself.
    • At least that's what my friend Dave said, when I went to pour myself a second glass.
    • The good thing about the delay, however, is that it gives me chance to go out and buy myself a new swimsuit.
    • So when I was younger I bought some books on wine and educated myself on the subject.
    • I keep saying to myself that the most exciting thing in my life is success, and to stop being so afraid of it.
    • If I fall and hurt myself on an iced pavement I will sue this Council till their eyes water.
    • I held my hands up to defend myself but I got a couple of boxes to the back of the head.
    • I would never forgive myself if I walked away, leaving somebody else to try to sort it out.
    • I wouldn't refer to myself as a snooker fan as such, but the game does fascinate me.
    • I got through it all without hurting myself and that was the most important thing.
    • I must tell myself that these sorts of accidents should not be met with anger by parents.
    • I'm trying to keep myself busy, but every now and then I just break down in floods of tears.
    • I owe it to myself to go out on a limb and do something that reflects a little bit of character.
    • I found myself sitting at home all day when I could have been at school getting an education.
    • In true teenage form I used to shut myself in my bedroom with it belting out the speakers.
  • 2emphatic I or me personally (used to emphasize the speaker)

    I myself am unsure how this problem should be handled
    I wrote it myself
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'll be on the march myself, along with a sizeable number of people from my church.
    • I would write myself but apparently, it's very frowned upon to ask on your own behalf.
    • Novices like myself can only watch and admire from the shore as the big sails and short boards hit the water.
    • Most young people, myself included, do not commit crime or partake in acts of violence.
    • For myself I have also met up with people and been bemused about my lack of conversation.
    • I myself have a highly combative relationship with the dumb brute stuff of the universe.
    • The main objection to prostitution by most people, myself included, is a moral one.
    • I'm more interested to read what other people have to say and make the decision myself.
    • I had to ring one of the insurers myself to check the detail before writing this column.
    • It is the best chance for ordinary people like myself to catch a salmon at a sensible price.
    • I have seen hunting and have friends who have hunted, but I am not a hunting person myself.
    • The trouble is that I am always on the go, so the person who makes me go more than anybody else is myself.
    • It's always nice to know that there are people out there who are even more pedantic than myself.
    • When it came to the speakers I myself spoke first then Mrs Hill and finally the applicant.
    • All she wants is to be hit on, when I myself am utterly annoyed with people hitting on me.
    • The time has come to stop digging other people holes and dig some for myself.
    • It was tempting to write this review myself in what is supposed to pass for Scots.
    • I pushed him aside and tried it myself but all I did was hurt the side of my body.
    • I myself am the subject of the portrait that Sanjay commissioned about five years ago.
    • I myself forgot about these issues and most people are too polite to mention them.
  • 3literary

    myself presented to him a bronze sword
    literary term for I

Origin

Old English me self, from me + self (used adjectivally); the change of me to my occurred in Middle English.

 
 
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