themselves
pron
ðəmˈselvz
pron
1
used
to
show
that
the
people
who
do
something
are
affected
by
their
own
action
他们自己; 她们自己; 它们自己
Teachers
have
no
choice
but
to
take
measures
to
protect
themselves.
教师们别无选择，只能采取措施来保护自己。
Our
neighbours
have
just
bought
themselves
a
jacuzzi.
我们邻居刚刚买了一个按摩浴缸。
The
kids
seem
very
pleased
with
themselves.
那些孩子看来对自己非常满意。
2
used
to
emphasize
the
pronoun
‘they’,
a
plural
noun
etc
自己，自身〔用于强调代词 they、复数名词等〕
Doctors
themselves
are
the
first
to
admit
the
treatment
has
side
effects.
医生自己最先承认这种治疗方法有副作用。
3
used
after
words
like
‘everyone’,
‘anyone’,
‘no
one’
etc
when
you
talk
about
someone
already
mentioned
and
you
do
not
know
what
sex
they
are
or
it
is
not
important.
Many
teachers
think
this
is
not
correct
English
某人自己; 某人亲自〔用于 everyone, anyone, no one 等词后，表示性别不详; 许多教师认为这种用法不正确〕
Someone
told
me
they’d
actually
seen
the
accident
happen
themselves.
有人告诉我说是亲自看到这场事故发生的。
4
in themselves in and of themselves
also
又作
considered
without
other
related
ideas
or
situations
本身，自身; 就本身而言
The
carvings
are
works
of
art
in
themselves,
even
disregarding
their
religious
significance.
这些雕刻即使不考虑其宗教含义，本身也是艺术品。
5
(all) by themselves
a.
alone
b.
without
help
from
anyone
else
全靠自己地
older
people
who
are
living
all
by
themselves
独自生活的老人们
Did
the
children
make
the
model
all
by
themselves?
孩子们是全靠自己做的那个模型吗？
6
(all) to themselves
if
people
have
something
to
themselves,
they
do
not
have
to
share
it
with
anyone
完全属于自己的
They
had
the
whole
beach
to
themselves.
整个海滩上只有他们。
7
not be/feel themselves
if
people
are
not
themselves,
they
do
not
feel
or
behave
in
the
way
they
usually
do
because
they
are
nervous,
upset,
or
ill
〔因神经紧张、烦恼或生病而〕表现反常，状态不对