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单词 yourself
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yourselfpronoun

ukstrong /jɔːˈself/weak /jəˈself/us/jʊrˈself//jɚˈself/plural yourselves

yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)

A2 used when the subject of the verb is "you" or the person being spoken to, and the object is the same person:

Be careful with that knife or you'll cut yourself!
Katie, control yourself!

A2 used for emphasis when the subject is "you":

Did you make the dress yourself?
You can do that yourself.
be yourself

to behave in your usual manner, rather than behaving in a way you think other people might like:

The best thing you can do is to go into the interview and just be yourself.
(all) by yourself

A2 alone or without help from anyone else:

I'm amazed you managed to move those boxes all by yourself.
Do you like being by yourself sometimes or do you get lonely?
(all) to yourself

for your use only:

So you have the whole house to yourself this weekend?
not be/seem/feel yourself

not to be, seem, or feel as happy or healthy as usual:

Why don't you go home early if you're not feeling yourself?
in yourself

UK informal used when asking someone about their state of mind when they are physically ill:

I know you must still be uncomfortable, but how are you in yourself?

More examples

  • I'm ready to go home now but I don't want to drag you away if you're enjoying yourself.
  • "Might I have some more bread?" "Please, help yourself!"
  • Don't even think about lifting me up, Ted, you might do yourself an injury.
  • "I don't think I'll come to the party tonight." "All right, suit yourself!"
  • So it's finally clicked that you're going to have to get yourself a job, has it?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Linguistics: reflexive forms

  • auto
  • herself
  • himself
  • itself
  • myself
  • oneself
  • ourselves
  • per se
  • reflexive
  • self
  • themself
  • themselves
  • thyself

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Behaving, interacting and behaviour
Alone
Unaided and working alone
Excluding
Moods

yourself pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)

B2 used when both the subject and object of the verb are "you" and "you" is also being used to refer to people generally:

You tell yourself everything's all right but you know it's not really.

More examples

  • Acting is very competitive - you've got to really push yourself if you want to succeed.
  • Treat minor ailments yourself.
  • Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up.
  • Mispronunciation can be a serious obstacle to making yourself understood in a foreign language.
  • Time passes so quickly when you're enjoying yourself.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Linguistics: reflexive forms

  • auto
  • herself
  • himself
  • itself
  • myself
  • oneself
  • ourselves
  • per se
  • reflexive
  • self
  • themself
  • themselves
  • thyself
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