新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

themselves

英 [ðəmˈselvz]

[PRON]

词汇频率：

PRON. 代词

1. 他们自己 , 她们自己 , 它们自己
You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb.
双语例句
例：
They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
他们看起来都玩得很愉快。
2. （用于强调，或代替宾格“他们、她们、它们”）他们自己 , 她们自己 , 它们自己
You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition.
双语例句
例：
Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care.
许多精神病患者自己就不喜欢社区护理。
3. （用于代替“他自己”或“她自己”，指代句子的主语，不指明是男是女，有些人认为这种用法不正确）
You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of the sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
双语例句
例：
What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?
肺气肿病人能做些什么来自救？
4. （用于代替“他自己”或“她自己”，强调所指代的人，不指明是男是女，有时也用作动词或介词的宾语。有些人认为这种用法不正确）
You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect.
双语例句
例：
Each student makes only one item themselves.
每个学生自己只做一项。