| 单词 | ourselves |
| 释义 | ourselves ourselves /ˌaʊəˈselvz/ /ˌɑː-/ aep /ˌaʊɚ-/ pronoun A2 used when the subject of the verb is 'we' or the speaker and one or more others, and the object is the same group of people: » We went to get ourselves something to eat.» John and I promised ourselves a good holiday this year.Thesaurus+: ↑Reflexive formsF0 FORMAL used to emphasize the subject 'we': » We ourselves realize that there are flaws in the scheme.Thesaurus+: ↑Reflexive forms(all) by ourselvesF0 alone or without help from anyone else: » Nobody wanted to come with us, so we went by ourselves.» It's a big garden, but we do all the gardening by ourselves.(all) to ourselvesF0 for our use only: » The hotel was very quiet so we had the swimming pool all to ourselves .• • • Extra Examples:» Against all probability we found ourselves in the same hotel.» It was so noisy that we couldn't hear ourselves speak.» We amused ourselves by watching the passers-by.» Let's not trouble ourselves about the precise details at the moment.» We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.Common mistake: ourselves! Remember: plural reflexive pronouns end in -selves.! Don't write 'ourself', write ourselves:✗ We had to carry our bags ourselfs.» We had to carry our bags ourselves. |
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