pull toward oneself Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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by oneself

alone and without help.

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fall over oneself

be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.

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get a grip of oneself

take control of one

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give oneself away

show guilt, show one has done wrong She gave herself away when she said that she hadn

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give oneself up

surrender, stop hiding or running away The robbers gave themselves up when the police surrounded the house.

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give oneself up to

let oneself enjoy, not hold oneself back from He gave himself up to enjoy the party although he was feeling sick.

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kick oneself

regret I kicked myself for not applying for the job sooner.

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knock oneself out

make a great effort They really knocked themselves out trying to make the party successful.

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make a name for oneself

become well-known or famous He has made a name for himself in the field of computers.

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make oneself at home

act as if you were at home She is able to make herself at home when she goes to visit her friends.

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make oneself felt

use one

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make oneself scarce

leave quickly, go away I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.

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paint oneself into a corner

get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape The negotiations were difficult but we won when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the faulty warranty policy.

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sell oneself short

underestimate oneself He is selling himself short when he thinks that he can

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spread oneself too thin

try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything.

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abandon oneself to

give oneself up completely to a feeling or desire放任；纵情；（感情）陷于；沉溺于
He abandoned himself to grief．他陷于悲伤之中。
Never abandon yourself to despair．切勿自暴自弃。
You mustn't abandon yourself to pleasures．你不该一味享乐。

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address oneself to

1．work at； be busy with着手（致力于）做；忙于
It's time we addressed ourselves to the business in hand．是动手做我们手上事情的时候了。
2．speak to； talk to向…讲话
The president addressed himself to the public on TV．总统向公众发表电视讲话。
We addressed ourselves to the dean that we were eager to work in Tibet．我们对系主任说，我们盼着去西藏工作。

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avail oneself of

give oneself the use or advantage of利用
You should avail yourself of every chance to improve your spoken English．你应当利用一切机会提高英语口语水平。

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beside oneself with

at the end of one's control…得发狂；…得要命
She was beside herself with joy when she got the letter．收到那封信，她欣喜若狂，高兴得要命。
He was beside himself with grief．他极度悲伤。
Jane has been almost beside herself with toothache，but she will not go to a dentist．简牙痛得要命，可她就是不去看牙医。

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bury oneself in

1．give all one's attention to；be lost in 沉湎于；埋头于
You'll have to bury yourself in your studies if you want to pass the entrance examinations．要想通过入学考试，你必须埋头读书。
He busied himself in the garden．他忙着在花园里干活。
2．hide in a place 隐居；隐藏
The old poet buried himself in the countryside．老诗人隐居在乡间。

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commit oneself to

1．be devoted to献身于
He committed himself to working for peace all through his life．他一生献身于和平事业。
2．hold oneself to a promise or duty使承担义务
She has committed herself to helping me when necessary．她已答应在必要的时候帮助我。

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concern oneself about

give one's attention to；worry about关心；关怀；担忧
We must concern ourselves with state affairs．我们必须关心国家大事。
Don't concern yourself about his opinion．不要管他的意见。
A good leader concerns himself in the welfare of his comrades．一个好领导总是关心他的同志们的福利的。

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concern oneself about/in/with

give one's attention to；worry about关心；关怀；担忧
We must concern ourselves with state affairs．我们必须关心国家大事。
Don't concern yourself about his opinion．不要管他的意见。
A good leader concerns himself in the welfare of his comrades．一个好领导总是关心他的同志们的福利的。

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concern oneself in

give one's attention to；worry about关心；关怀；担忧
We must concern ourselves with state affairs．我们必须关心国家大事。
Don't concern yourself about his opinion．不要管他的意见。
A good leader concerns himself in the welfare of his comrades．一个好领导总是关心他的同志们的福利的。

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concern oneself with

give one's attention to；worry about关心；关怀；担忧
We must concern ourselves with state affairs．我们必须关心国家大事。
Don't concern yourself about his opinion．不要管他的意见。
A good leader concerns himself in the welfare of his comrades．一个好领导总是关心他的同志们的福利的。

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deny oneself

be unselfish in not having sth．克己；自律；放弃
By denying herself，Mother gave the children a good education．母亲含辛茹苦，使孩子们受到良好的教育。

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enjoy oneself

have a good time 玩得快乐
Did you enjoy yourself during the winter vacation？寒假你玩得痛快吗？

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fend for oneself

feed oneself without outside assistance独立谋生；照顾自己
The old couple have no one to do the washing and heavy cleaning；they have to fend for themselves．这对老夫妇无人帮他们清洗打扫，他们只能自己照顾自己。
An orphan in the old society，he was left to fend for himself．他在旧社会是个孤儿，全靠自己谋生。
Having depended on his aunt formany years，he finally decided to leave her home and fend for himself．多年来他一直依靠姑母生活，后来他终于决定离开她家独自谋生。

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find it in one's find it in oneself

be able or willing because of one's nature忍心；情愿（常用于否定和疑问句中）
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。

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find it in one's heart/find it in oneself

be able or willing because of one's nature忍心；情愿（常用于否定和疑问句中）
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。

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find it in one's heart it in oneself

be able or willing because of one's nature忍心；情愿（常用于否定和疑问句中）
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death．他不忍心告诉她关于她母亲的死讯。
I couldn't find it in my heart to refuse．我不忍心拒绝。
How can I find it in my heart to disappoint the children？我怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？
He cannot find it in himself to condemn a mother who stole bread for a hungry child．他不忍心判决一个由于孩子饥饿而偷面包的母亲有罪。

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find oneself

find out what one is fitted for and succeeds in that发现自己适合某种工作；发现才能所在
Mary tried severak lines of work，but at last found herself as a teacher．玛丽尝试过几种行业，但最后发现自己最适合当教师。
Sometimes young people move around a long time from job to job before they find themselves．有时年轻人要花许多时间尝试各种工作以后才发现适合自己干的工作。

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flatter oneself

feel assured；be sure of one's own talent or skill； be highly confident自信；敢说
I can flatter myself that my judgement is usually correct．我可以自信地说我的判断通常是正确的。
I flatter myself I can do it．我自信我能做。
She flatters herself that she is a better swimmer than he is．她确信她的游泳技术比他高明。

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for oneself

without the help of others；inde pendently自力
There are some things one can't do for oneself．有些事情，不是一个人所能独立做到的。
You must judge for yourself，I tell you．我告诉你，你一定要自己作出判断。

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give a good account of oneself

do well；act in a way that brings credit表现良好
He gave a good account of himself in that research．他在那项科研工作中表现很好。

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give oneself airs

act proud；act vain 盛气凌人；装腔作势；摆架子；神气活现
John gave himself airs when he won first prize in the English Speech Contest．约翰在英语演讲赛中获得第1名，便神气活现。
He always gives himself airs．他总是摆架子。

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give oneself to

apply oneself habitually to专心致力于；迷恋于
Give yourself to didigent study and you will certainly succeed．刻苦钻研，你准能成功。
He has given himself to his work，body and soul．他一心扑在工作上。
She has given herself to vicious habits．她已陷入恶习不能自拔。

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have to oneself

monopolize独占；霸占
You can't have all these apples to yourself．你不能一个人独占这么多苹果。
You haven't paid the rent yet；you can't have the room to yourself．你还没有付房租，不能独占这房间。

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in spite of oneself

not withstanding one's own efforts 尽管有所努力；情不自禁；不由自主地
At the sight of his little sister dressed up for the play in the role of an old woman he laughed aloud in spite of himself．看到自己的小妹妹扮演剧中老太大的角色，他情不自禁地哈哈大笑起来。
On hearing the news，the poor old man cried in spite of himself．听到这消息，这位可怜的老人不由自主地哭起来了。
On hearing the joke， they all laughed in spite of themselves．听了这个笑话，他们全都情不自禁地笑了起来。

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keep to oneself

1．live apart 避免交际；独居
He keeps to himself most of the time．他大部分时间独居自处。
2．remain private 不给人知道；保守秘密
Don't keep the news to yourself；let's all share it．不要只管自己知道这消息，让我们也知道吧。
I'll tell you only if you promise to keep it to yourself．你答应保守秘密，我才告诉你。
I can't understand why you kept the news to yourself for so long．我不明白你为什么这么长时间也不把消息告诉他人。

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lay oneself out

try very hard努力；尽力去做
They promised that they would lay themselves out to help us．他们答应将尽全力帮助我们。
Larry wanted to win a medal for his school， so he really laid himself out in the race．拉里想为学校赢得奖牌，因此他确实在比赛中下了很大功夫。
He may want the job，but I haven't seen him lay himself out trying to get it．他可能想得到这个职位，但是我没有看到他竭力去争取。

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lend oneself to

give help or approval to；encourage；assist 帮助；协助；赞助；鼓励
Don't lend yourself to such dishonest schemes．不要参与这种欺诈的勾当。
Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk．艾丽斯不赞成要把教师的粉笔藏起来的鬼主意。

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live by oneself

live alone 独自生活
How can you bear living by yourself？你怎么能忍受独自一人生活呢？
As the children have all gone abroad，she is now living by herself．孩子们都出国了，她现在一个人生活。

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lose oneself

1． lose one's way迷路
We lost ourselves in the dark．黑暗中我们迷了路。
2．hide隐藏
The pickpocket lost himself in the crowd and escaped the police．小偷躲进人群，逃过了警察的追捕。
3． become absorbed in耽于…
Sometimes Harry would lose himself in a book for an afternoon．有时哈里整个下午都泡在书中。

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plume oneself on

be proud of oneself about；boast of 自夸；因…沾沾自喜
She plumes herself on the fact that she was educated in Europe rather than in the United States．她以不在美国而在欧洲受教育为荣。
He plumed himself on belonging to the aristocracy．他以自己是个贵族而洋洋自得。

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pride oneself on

be proud of oneself about以…为自豪
Mary prides herself on her ability to remain calm when trouble suddenly happens．玛丽为自己在遇到麻烦时仍能保持冷静的能力而感到自豪。
He prided himself on his skill in negotiation．他对自己的谈判本领很是得意。

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pull oneself together

get control of oneself；get into a mood of preparedness振作起来；做好…的思想准备
Stop crying and pull yourself together！ You're not a baby any more．别哭了，冷静点！你不再是个小毛孩了。
Pulling himself together，he dismissed the matter from his mind．他振作起来，不再想这件事。

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seat oneself

sit down 坐下
He seated himself at the writing table，and began to write the arti cle．他在写字台前坐下，开始写文章。
They seated themselves upon a bench that stood by the lake．他们在湖畔的一条长凳上坐下。

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tag oneself on to

follow closely 紧跟在后
Don't tag on to us all the time．别老是跟着我们。
During the interual a young fellow tagged himself on to me，and I could not get rid of him for the rest of the evening．在中间休息的时候，一个年轻人跟过来和我搭讪，后半个晚上我一直没法摆脱他。

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take (it) （up）on oneself

assume powers beyond what one should超出个人权力范围承担（某事）；擅自
He took it upon himself to cancel the contract without consulting any of his colleagues．他不同任何同事商量就擅自取消了合同。
That fellow takes too much upon himself；anyone would think he was the manager．那个家伙太会自作主张多管事，任何人都会以为他是经理。

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