themselves

英 [ðəm'selvz] 美 [ðəm'selvz]

• pron. 他/她/它们自己；他/她/它们亲自；指性别不详的人时用以代替himself或herself
• himself/herself/itself的复数.

双解释义

pron. (代词)

1. 他〔她,它〕们自己

   a word that shows the same people, animals or things that you have just talked about

详尽释义

pron. 代词

1. 他们（她们，它们）自己（本身、亲自）
2. 指性别不详的人时，用以代替 himself 或 herself
3. 单独，独自地，独立地
4. 只供他们自己用
5. 正常

例句

用作代词 (pron.)

1. They finished the work by themselves.
   他们自己完成了这项工作。
2. They demand the right to govern themselves.
   他们要求自治权。
3. They painted the house themselves.
   他们亲自油漆了房屋。
4. They themselves made the decision.
   他们自己做的决定。
5. Everyone has to look after themselves.
   每人必须照顾好自己。

常见句型

用作代词 (pron.)

1. They washed themselves in the river.
   他们在河里洗澡。
2. You had better ask the students themselves.
   你最好问问那些学生本人。
3. They themselves have often made that mistake.
   他们自己也常犯那种错误。
4. They decided to go there themselves.
   他们决定亲自到那里去。
5. Who suffer by their whims?Themselves always.
   为他们的狂想吃苦头的是谁呢?总是他们自己。
6. Those poor children were themselves.
   那些可怜的孩子就是他们。
7. They soon came to themselves.
   他们很快就苏醒过来了。

经典引文

• They were not themselves tempted by success.

  出自： I. Murdoch

• The offices themselves were grand.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

常用短语

用作代词 (pron.)

by themselves

全靠他们自己alone; without help

in themselves

本身,自身without considering the rest

词汇搭配

• the facts speak for themselves 事情不待解释已明白,...
• thing-in-itself 自在之物
• by themselves 单独(独力地)...
• leave things to look after themselves 忽略事情的发展...
• suggest themselves to 旦现在(浮现在)...
• speak for themselves 为自己辩护(谈自己的...
• in themselves 它们本身

词语用法

pron. (代词)

1. themselves是复数第三人称反身代词,在句中多用作宾语,有时也可用在主语或宾语之后充当同位语,此时多表示强调,作主语的同位语时还可置于句尾。themselves偶尔也可用作主语和表语。
2. themselves有时与某些动词(短语)搭配可指“身心处于正常状态”。