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yourself

/yoor-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-/US // yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər- //UK // (jɔːˈsɛlf, jʊə-) //

你自己,您自己,自己,你自己的

Definitions

pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1

    plural your·selves [yoor-selvz, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]. /yʊərˈsɛlvz, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-/.

    • : : a letter you yourself wrote.
    • : a reflexive form of you: Don't blame yourself. Did you ever ask yourself “why”? You can think for yourself.
    • : Informal.: Ted and yourself have been elected. We saw your sister and yourself at the game. People like yourselves always feel like that.
    • : : Yourself having so little money, how could they expect you to help?
    • : your normal or customary self: You'll soon be yourself again.
    • : : scholars as famous as yourselves; a girl no older than yourself.
    • : oneself: The surest way is to do it yourself.

Examples

  • Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.

  • With Vice, that was an example of you keeping yourself interested too, right?

  • Being there teaches you to think quickly, edit yourself, and not get too precious about your own work.

  • To judge her acting abilities for yourself, check out her videos on YouTube for “Sex Shooter.”

  • Marrying yourself merely underscores selfishness and self-interest, rather than enabling you to live singly in the best way.

  • Terror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can't help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.

  • Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.

  • Entrez donc, 'tis the work of one of your compatriots; and here, though a heretic, you may consider yourself on English ground.

  • Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.

  • Still, monsieur, I am willing to proceed upon the lines which would appear to be more agreeable to yourself.