词汇 | himself |
释义 | himself 3 ENTRIES FOUND: himself (pronoun) every (adjective) man (noun) himself /hɪmˈsɛlf/ pronoun himself /hɪmˈsɛlf/ pronoun Learner's definition of HIMSELF 1 : that same man, boy, or male animal他自己,它自己(可指雄性动物): a — used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned自己(用作动词或介词的宾语,指前文提及的男人、男孩或雄性动物) He accidentally cut himself while shaving.他刮胡子时不小心伤到了自己。 He bought himself a new wallet. = He bought a new wallet for himself.他给自己买了个新钱包。 He doesn't consider himself old. = He doesn't think of himself as (being) old.他并不觉得自己老了。 The cat washed himself.猫给自己洗脸。 He wrote a note to himself.他给自己写了一张便条。 He had the house (all) to himself. [=he was alone in the house]他自己待在这个房子里。 “It's almost morning,” he said to himself.“都快到早晨了。”他自言自语道。 He wanted to see it for himself. [=he wanted to see it rather than have someone tell him about it, describe it to him, etc.]他想要亲眼看一下。 b — used for emphasis to refer again to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned本人,自己,亲自(用于再次强调前文提及的男人、男孩或雄性动物) He told me himself that he was broke. = He himself told me (that) he was broke.他亲自告诉我说他破产了。 He reminded them that he was young once himself.他提醒他们,他自己也曾年轻过。 The proposal was made by the governor himself.计划是州长亲自制订的。 The composer himself conducted the symphony.作曲家亲自指挥了这首交响乐。 2 : that same person同一个人 — used to indicate either a male or female object of a verb or preposition用作动词或介词的宾语,既可指男性,也可指女性 Everyone must fend for himself. [=all people must fend for themselves]大家必须自我防卫。 ◊ This use of himself was common in the past but is now often avoided because it is considered sexist.在过去himself的这一用法常见,但现在常避免使用,因为有性别歧视之嫌。 3 : his normal or healthy self他的正常(或健康)状态 After a good night's sleep, he felt like himself again.睡了一夜好觉后,他感觉又恢复到了正常状态。 He's not himself today; something must be bothering him.他今天有点不正常,肯定有烦心事。 He was nervous about meeting them, but I told him to just be himself. [=to behave like he normally does]他对于要跟他们见面感到很紧张,但我告诉他跟平常一样就好。 by himself 1 : without any help from other people独立地 He shoveled the driveway by himself.他独自铲除了私家车道的积雪。 He did his homework (all) by himself.他独立完成家庭作业。 2 : with nobody else : alone单独地 He lives in the house by himself.他独自一人住在这个房子里。 He likes to travel by himself.他喜欢独自旅行。 every man for himself — see 1man |
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