ourselves
pronoun uk/ˌaʊəˈselvz/ /ˌɑːˈselvz/ us/ˌaʊ.ɚˈselvz/ /ˌaʊrˈselvz/
A2 （we 的反身形式）我们自己
used when the subject of the verb is "we" or the speaker and one or more others, and the object is the same group of people
We went to get ourselves something to eat. 我们去给自己找了点吃的。
John and I promised ourselves a good holiday this year. 约翰和我打算今年一定好好度一次假。
formal（强调主语）我们自己，我们自身，我们亲自
used to emphasize the subject "we"
We ourselves realize that there are flaws in the plan. 我们自己意识到这个方案有瑕疵。
(all) by ourselves 独自;没有任何人帮助
alone or without help from anyone else
We were all by ourselves in the restaurant. 饭馆里只有我们自己。
Nobody wanted to come with us, so we went by ourselves. 没有人想和我们同行，于是我们自己去了。
We couldn't do all the work by ourselves. 我们自己不可能干所有的活。
(all) to ourselves 自己独自使用
for our use only
The hotel was very quiet so we had the swimming pool all to ourselves . 酒店很清静，所以我们独自享用了游泳池。
- More examples
- Against all probability we found ourselves in the same hotel.
- It was so noisy that we couldn't hear ourselves speak.
- We amused ourselves by watching the passers-by.
- Let's not trouble ourselves about the precise details at the moment.
- We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.