himself /hɪmˈsɛlf/ pronoun Learner's definition of HIMSELF
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: that same man, boy, or male animal他自己，它自己（可指雄性动物）:
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used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned自己（用作动词或介词的宾语，指前文提及的男人、男孩或雄性动物） -
He accidentally cut himself while shaving.他刮胡子时不小心伤到了自己。
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He bought himself a new wallet. = He bought a new wallet for himself.他给自己买了个新钱包。
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He doesn't consider himself old. = He doesn't think of himself as (being) old.他并不觉得自己老了。
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The cat washed himself.猫给自己洗脸。
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He wrote a note to himself.他给自己写了一张便条。
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He had the house (all) to himself. [=he was alone in the house]他自己待在这个房子里。
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“It's almost morning,” he said to himself.“都快到早晨了。”他自言自语道。
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He wanted to see it for himself. [=he wanted to see it rather than have someone tell him about it, describe it to him, etc.]他想要亲眼看一下。
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used for emphasis to refer again to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned本人，自己，亲自（用于再次强调前文提及的男人、男孩或雄性动物） -
He told me himself that he was broke. = He himself told me (that) he was broke.他亲自告诉我说他破产了。
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He reminded them that he was young once himself.他提醒他们，他自己也曾年轻过。
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The proposal was made by the governor himself.计划是州长亲自制订的。
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The composer himself conducted the symphony.作曲家亲自指挥了这首交响乐。
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: that same person同一个人 —
used to indicate either a male or female object of a verb or preposition用作动词或介词的宾语，既可指男性，也可指女性 ◊ This use of himself was common in the past but is now often avoided because it is considered sexist.在过去himself的这一用法常见，但现在常避免使用，因为有性别歧视之嫌。
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: his normal or healthy self他的正常（或健康）状态 -
After a good night's sleep, he felt like himself again.睡了一夜好觉后，他感觉又恢复到了正常状态。
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He's not himself today; something must be bothering him.他今天有点不正常，肯定有烦心事。
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He was nervous about meeting them, but I told him to just be himself. [=to behave like he normally does]他对于要跟他们见面感到很紧张，但我告诉他跟平常一样就好。
by himself
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: without any help from other people独立地 2
: with nobody else : alone单独地
every man for himself
— see 1man