Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. oneself 是第三人称单数反身代词。
- PRON-REFL (用作从句中动词或代词的宾语,指代动词主语“我”或“任何人”)自己,自身
A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where 'oneself' meaning 'me' or 'any person in general' refers to the same person as the subject of the verb.
- One must apply oneself to the present and keep one's eyes firmly fixed on one's future goals...
人们必须立足现在,目光锁定未来目标。 - To work one must have time to oneself.
一个人要工作就必须有属于自己的时间。
- PRON-REFL (one 虽缺失但可理解为动词主语时,用作动词或介词的宾语)自己,自身
Oneself can be used as the object of a verb or preposition, when 'one' is not present but is understood to be the subject of the verb.
- The historic feeling of the town makes it a pleasant place to base oneself for summer vacations...
该镇的历史气息让它成为人们夏季度假的好去处。 - The only guarantee of having a cabin to oneself is by travelling first class...
只有坐头等舱旅行才能保证一个人独享一舱。 - It's so easy to feel sorry for oneself...
人很容易为自己感到委屈。 - The doll-like figures in these stories are unlike anybody, let alone oneself.
这些故事中的玩偶形象跟谁都不像,更不用说像自己了。
- PRON-REFL-EMPH 独自;亲自;本人
To do something oneself means to do it without any help from anyone else.
- It is a very rewarding exercise to work this out oneself...
独自解决这个问题是一次受益匪浅的锻炼。 - Some things one must do oneself.
有些事情必须亲自去做。
- PRON-REFL-EMPH (强调事情发生的对象)自己,自身
You use oneself to emphasize that something happens to you rather than to people in general.
- It is better to die oneself than to kill.
宁可自亡,不可行凶。