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FUNCTION WORD |
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/əʊn/ |
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1 | used for showing that something belongs to a particular person or thing and not to any other 自己的;属于自己的 |
| Everyone has their own idea of what democracy means. 对什么是民主每个人都有自己的看法。 |
| You are free to do what you like in your own home. 在自己家里你可以爱做什么就做什么。 |
| of your own She has two small children of her own. 她有两个自己的小孩。 |
| A large school like this should really have a bus of its own. 一个这么大的学校确实应该有一辆自己的校车。 |
| your very own (=not shared by anyone else) The club now has its very own radio station. 完全属于自己的 |
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2 | used for showing that something is done or caused by a particular person and not by anyone else 自己做的;自己引起的 |
| Alan had always done his own washing and mending. 艾伦总是自己洗衣、缝补。 |
| If she was disappointed, it was her own fault for expecting too much. 如果她失望的话,那是她自己期望过高造成的。 |
| an achievement that was largely due to Stanley’ s own efforts 很大程度上依靠斯坦利自己的努力而取得的成就 |
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- | (all) on your own |
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1 | alone 独自地 | It’ s a lonely life for him, living there all on his own. 他单独一个人住,过着寂寞的生活。 | | You shouldn’ t be out on your own at this time of night. 你不该独自一人晚上这个时候出去。 | |
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2 | without any help 独立地;靠自己的力量 | a small country that cannot survive on its own 靠自己的力量无法生存的小国 | | Your grandfather did it all on his own. 你祖父自己一个人做的。 | |
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- | be your own man/woman |
| to be able to make independent decisions without being influenced by other people |
| 自己拿主意;自己做主 |
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- | do your own thing informal |
| to do what you want to do , without worrying about what other people think or want |
| (不管别人怎么想)做自己想做的事 |
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- | get your own back informal |
| to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you |
| 报复 |
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| He was bitter, determined to get his own back. 他满腔仇恨,决心报复。 |
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See also | - hold 1 | - own 1 | |
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