themselves
reflex, emph pron 反身、 強調代詞 (only taking the main stress in sentenceswhen used emphatically 在句中僅於加強語氣時方重讀)
1 (reflex 反身) (used when the people or animals performing an action are also affected by it 用以指人或動物所施的動作返回到本身)
The children can look `after themselves for a couple of hours. 孩子們能照顧自己幾個小時.
2 (emph 強調) (used to emphasize they or them 用以強調 they 或 them)
They themselves had had a similar experience. 他們自己就曾有過相似的經(jīng)歷.
Denise and Martin paid for it themselves. 丹妮斯和馬丁他們自己付的錢.
The teachers were themselves too surprised to comment. 老師們自己驚奇得不知該說什麼好.
3 (idm 習語) by them`selves
(a) alone 獨自地; 單獨地.
(b) without help 獨力地.
?? 擴展釋義
*[e?m'selvz]pron. 他們自己, 她們自己, 它們自己
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
intensiveadj. 加強的,強烈的;[農(nóng)]精耕細作的;[語]加強語意的;(農(nóng)業(yè)方法)集約的;
n. 加強器;[語]強義詞,強調成份;