yourself
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++your·self /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/ ●●● S1 W2 pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] (plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/) 1 XXused when talking to someone to show that they are affected by their own action 你自己；您自己；你们自己 Look at yourself in the mirror. 照照镜子吧。 Come and warm yourselves by the fire. 到火边来暖暖身子。 Have you hurt yourself? 你伤到自己了吗？ Go and buy yourself an ice cream. 去给你自己买个冰激凌吧。2 a) used to emphasize ‘you’ 你自己，你本人〔用以加强语气〕 If you don’t trust me, you’d better go yourself. 你如果不相信我，最好自己去。 You yourselves are the guilty ones. 你们自己才有罪。 It must be true. You told me so yourself. 肯定是这样，你自己亲口对我这样说的。 b) used after ‘like’, ‘as’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘you’, especially to make what you are saying seem more formal or important 〔用于like，as或except之后代替you，以使所说之事显得更正式或更重要〕 Most of our customers are people like yourself. 我们的大多数客户都像您一样。3 (all) by yourself a) ALONEalone 独自地 You can’t go home by yourself in the dark. 天黑了，你不能一个人回家。 b) ALONEwithout help from anyone 独力地，全靠你自己 Do you think you can move the sofa by yourself? 你觉得你自己一个人搬得动沙发吗？4 not seem/be/feel yourself informalMIILL to not feel or behave as you usually do, for example because you are upset or ill 状态不好 Are you all right? You don’t seem yourself this morning. 你没事吧？今天早上你好像状态不好。5 have something (all) to yourself ALONEif you have something to yourself, you do not have to share it with anyone else 独自享有某物 I’m going out, so you’ll have the place to yourself. 我要出去，这地方就归你一个人了。 → do-it-yourself, → keep something to yourself at keep to, → keep yourself to yourself at keep to
Examples from the Corpus
yourself• If you want something done right, you'd better do it yourself.• It must be true - you told me so yourself.• You can make yourself a cup of coffee.• You'll hurt yourself if you're not careful.• This is the perfect suit for a businessman such as yourself, sir.your·self pronounChineseSyllable
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yourself
your‧self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/
pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] (plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/)
1. used when talking to someone to show that they are affected by their own action:
Look at yourself in the mirror.
Come and warm yourselves by the fire.
Have you hurt yourself?
Go and buy yourself an ice cream.
2.
a. used to emphasize ‘you’:
If you don’t trust me, you’d better go yourself.
You yourselves are the guilty ones.
It must be true. You told me so yourself.
b. used after ‘like’, ‘as’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘you’, especially to make what you are saying seem more formal or important:
Most of our customers are people like yourself.
3. (all) by yourself
a. alone:
You can’t go home by yourself in the dark.
b. without help from anyone:
Do you think you can move the sofa by yourself?
4. not seem/be/feel yourself informal to not feel or behave as you usually do, for example because you are upset or ill:
Are you all right? You don’t seem yourself this morning.
5. have something (all) to yourself if you have something to yourself, you do not have to share it with anyone else:
I’m going out, so you’ll have the place to yourself.
⇨ do-it-yourself, ⇨ keep something to yourself at KEEP TO(5), ⇨ keep yourself to yourself at KEEP TO(6)
your‧self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/
pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] (plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/)1. used when talking to someone to show that they are affected by their own action:
2.
a. used to emphasize ‘you’:
b. used after ‘like’, ‘as’, or ‘except’ instead of ‘you’, especially to make what you are saying seem more formal or important:
3. (all) by yourself
a. alone:
b. without help from anyone:
4. not seem/be/feel yourself informal to not feel or behave as you usually do, for example because you are upset or ill:
5. have something (all) to yourself if you have something to yourself, you do not have to share it with anyone else:
⇨ do-it-yourself, ⇨ keep something to yourself at KEEP TO(5), ⇨ keep yourself to yourself at KEEP TO(6)
