your·self
pronoun/jɔːˈself/, weak form /jəˈself/
/jɔːrˈself/, /jʊrˈself/, weak form /jərˈself/
(plural yourselves
Idioms /jɔːˈselvz/, weak form /jəˈselvz/
/jɔːrˈselvz/, /jʊrˈselvz/, weak form /jərˈselvz/
)- (the reflexive form of you) used when the person or people being spoken to both cause and are affected by an action
你自己；您自己；你们自己 - Have you hurt yourself?
你伤着自己了吗？ - You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual).
你今天看上去好像不大舒服。 - Enjoy yourselves!
祝你们玩得开心！
- Have you hurt yourself?
- used to emphasize the fact that the person who is being spoken to is doing something
（强调说话对象做某事） - Do it yourself—I don't have time.
你自己做吧，我没时间。 - You can try it out for yourselves.
你们可以亲自试一试。 - You yourself are one of the chief offenders.
你本人就是主犯之一。
- Do it yourself—I don't have time.
- used instead of ‘you’ in order to sound polite or formal (although some people do not consider this use to be correct)
你，您（表示礼貌或正式的语气，虽然有人认为这种用法不正确） - We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
我们把许多这种东西卖给您这样的人。 - ‘And yourself,’ he replied, ‘How are you?’
“你呢，”他回应道，“你好吗？”
- We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
Idioms
be yourself
- to act naturally
行为自然；不做作 - Don't act sophisticated—just be yourself.
不要装得老成持重，表现出你平常的样子就行了。
- Don't act sophisticated—just be yourself.
(all) by yourself/yourselves
- alone; without anyone else
（你／你们）独自，单独 - How long were you by yourself in the house?
你自己一个人在屋里待了多长时间？
Which Word? alone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lonealone / on your own / by yourself / lonely / lone- Alone, and on your own/by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy:
- I like being alone in the house.
我喜欢独自一人待在家里。 - I’m going to London by myself next week.
我准备下星期一个人去伦敦。 - I want to finish this on my own (= without anyone’s help).
我想独自完成这项工作。
- I like being alone in the house.
- Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely:
- a lone jogger in the park
在公园里独自慢跑的一个人 - long, solitary walks
独自一人长途行走
- a lone jogger in the park
- Lonely (North American English also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad:
- a lonely child
孤寂的孩子 - Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York.
萨姆刚搬到纽约时非常寂寞。
- a lonely house
一座冷清的房子
- a lonely child
- How long were you by yourself in the house?
- without help
（你／你们）独立地 - Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
这个练习真是你自己做的吗？
- Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
(all) to yourself/yourselves
- for only you to have or use; not shared
独有；专用 - I'm going to be away next week so you'll have the office to yourself.
我下周要出差，所以这间办公室就归你一个人了。
- I'm going to be away next week so you'll have the office to yourself.