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单词 yourself
释义 yourself
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n.
1.
 a. : that identical one that is you : the self that belongs to you : the self that is yours — used at first only in reference to a person of high social status or a person not well known to the speaker
  < as many, worthy lady, to yourself — Shakespeare >
  but later without this limitation — used reflexively as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
  < why should you be so cruel to yourself — John Milton >
  < be careful or you might hurt yourself >
  < how much time do you allow yourself for a shave >
  or for emphasis in apposition especially with you or ye or after an imperative verb
  < an ice pick which you yourself had bought — Erle Stanley Gardner >
  < you said the same thing yourself >
  < I'd like to see you do any better yourself >
  < carry the packages yourself >
  or for emphasis instead of nonreflexive you as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
  < a method developed … by men like yourself — Bernard Bloch >
  < asked me to give your wife and yourself his best wishes >
  or for emphasis instead of you or instead of you yourself as predicate nominative
  < the only one I am worried about is yourself >
  or in comparisons after than or as
  < nobody is better qualified for the job than yourself >
  or as part of a compound subject
  < we hope your husband and yourself can be there >
  or in archaic or substandard use as only subject of a verb either in the third person singular form or in the same form that would agree with you as subject
  < I'm all right; how's yourself >
  < yourself are tall — Robert Browning >
  or in absolute constructions
  < yourself a cautious man, you expect caution in others >
 b. : your normal, healthy, or sane condition
  < when you came to yourself again after the accident >
  : your normal, healthy, or sane self
  < you are not yourself today >
2. : oneself
 < it is more restful to ride in a car that someone else is driving than to drive a car yourself >
 < the registrant testified that, in his belief, the Bible does believe in defending yourself but not with weapons — J.J.Smith >
 < the process of coming to yourself after being under an anesthetic >
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