ourselves
pron
aʊəˈselvz
pron
1
used
by
the
person
speaking
to
show
that
they
and
one
or
more
other
people
are
affected
by
their
own
action
我们自己
We
prepared
ourselves
for
the
long
journey
ahead.
我们为将要开始的长途旅行做好了准备。
It
was
strange
seeing
ourselves
on
television.
在电视上看到我们自己很奇怪。
2
a.
used
to
emphasize
‘we’
or
‘us’
b.
used
after
‘as’,
‘like’,
or
‘except’
instead
of
‘us’
我们〔用在 as，like，except 这类词的后面代替 us〕
We
built
the
house
ourselves.
我们自己盖了这房子。
As
parents
ourselves,
we
understand
the
problem.
身为家长，我们了解这个问题。
More
help
is
needed
for
people
like
ourselves.
像我们这样的人需要更多的帮助。
3
(all) by ourselves
a.
alone
b.
without
help
from
anyone
else
我们独力地，单靠我们自己地
We
weren’t
supposed
to
play
by
ourselves
near
the
pond.
我们不可以独自在池塘边玩耍。
I
knew
that
Tim
and
I
wouldn’t
be
able
to
do
the
whole
job
by
ourselves.
我知道单靠蒂姆和我是无法完成全部工作的。
4
(all) to ourselves
without
having
to
share
something
with
any
other
people
完全属于我们自己
We
had
the
house
to
ourselves.
我们完全拥有这栋房子。