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herself

əˈself pron

1 used to show that the woman or girl who does something is affected by her own action 她自己

She cut herself on some broken glass.

碎玻璃把她割伤了。

She made herself a cup of coffee.

她给自己煮了杯咖啡。

2 a. used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular woman or girl b. used after ‘like’, ‘as’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘her’ 〔用于 like，as，except 之后，取代 her〕

It must be true that she’s leaving because she told me so herself.

她的确是要走了，因为这是她亲口对我说的。

The ornate Town Hall was opened by Queen Victoria herself.

华丽的市政厅是维多利亚女王亲自揭幕的。

She met other mothers in the same situation as herself.

她碰到和她处于同样境况的母亲们。

3

(all) by herself

a. alone b. without help from anyone else 独力

Miss Bennet lives by herself.

贝内特小姐独自居住。

The little girl wrote the letter all by herself.

这个小女孩自己一个人写了这封信。

4

not be/feel/seem herself

if a woman or girl is not herself, she does not feel or behave as she usually does, for example because she is upset or ill [非正式] （她）〔因情绪或身体欠佳等〕感觉不妥，行为反常 informal

You must forgive her – she’s not herself at present.

你要原谅她 — 她目前情绪反常。

5

have sth (all) to herself

if a woman or girl has something to herself, she does not have to share it with anyone else （她）私用，独用

Alice had the house to herself while her parents were away.

父母不在的时候，这房子就归艾丽斯独住。