Themselves is the third person plural reflexive pronoun. themselves 是第三人称复数反身代词。
1 PRON-REFL 他们自己;她们自己;它们自己 You use
themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb.
他们自己;她们自己;它们自己 -
They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
他们好像玩得都很开心。
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The men talked amongst themselves.
那些男人一起聊着天。
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All artists have part of themselves that they can never share with anyone else.
所有艺术家内心深处都有一些不愿和他人分享的东西。
2 PRON-REFL-EMPH 他们自己,她们自己,它们自己(强调所指的人或物,有时用作动词或介词宾语,代替 them) You use
themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to.
Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition.
他们自己,她们自己,它们自己(强调所指的人或物,有时用作动词或介词宾语,代替 them) [emphasis] -
Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care.
许多精神病患者本身不喜欢社区护理。
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Cities themselves are changing rapidly.
城市自身在日新月异地变化。
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Caregivers get a chance to socialize with men and women who are in the same position as themselves.
护理员有机会和从事同样工作的人交往。
3 PRON-REFL (用以代替himself or herself,指代句子的主语,而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对) You use
themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
(用以代替himself or herself,指代句子的主语,而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对) 4 PRON-REFL-EMPH (用以代替 himself or herself,强调所指代的人,但是不指明是男是女; themselves 有时也用作动词或介词的宾语;有人认为这种用法不对) You use
themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman.
Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect.
(用以代替 himself or herself,强调所指代的人,但是不指明是男是女; themselves 有时也用作动词或介词的宾语;有人认为这种用法不对) [emphasis] View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years