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ɪtˈself Itˈself Thing Emphasize  The 它自己;它本身 Pron Pron Refl Emph

Itself is a reflexive pronoun meaning "its own self" or "itself." It can be used as an object to refer back to the subject, to emphasize a noun, or in phrases indicating extreme qualities.

Itself 是反身代词,指代“它自己”或“它本身”。 1. 用作宾语,指代与主语相同的事物,如“身体修复自身”。 2. 用于强调,如“生活本身是一个学习过程”。 3. 加在抽象名词后表示程度极深,如“极其有礼貌”。

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[PRON-REFL 反身代词]它自己;它本身 Itself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when it refers to something that is the same thing as the subject of the verb.
  [v PRON]
  • Scientists have discovered remarkable new evidence showing how the body rebuilds itself while we sleep...

    科学家们已经发现了令人瞩目的新证据,说明了人体在睡眠状态下是如何自我修复的。

  • Unemployment does not correct itself.

    失业问题不会自行解决。

  • ...the threat of Europe building trade business around itself.

    欧洲在周边地区建立贸易往来的威胁

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[PRON-REFL-EMPH 强调反身代词](表示强调)自身,本身 You use itself to emphasize the thing you are referring to.
  [emphasis]
  • I think life itself is a learning process...

    我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。

  • The involvement of the foreign ministers was itself a sign of progress...

    外交部长的介入本身就是取得进展的一个标志。

  • He cheered up on Christmas Day itself.

    他圣诞节那天振作起来了。

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[PRON-REFL-EMPH 强调反身代词](加在抽象名词之后)极度,非常 If you say that someone is, for example, politeness itself or kindness itself, you are emphasizing they are extremely polite or extremely kind.
  [n PRON]
  [emphasis]
  • I was never really happy there, although the people were kindness itself...

    我在那里从来没有真正高兴过,虽然那里的人们非常亲切。

  • Many men are charm itself...

    许多男人非常有魅力。

  • He is rarely satisfied with anything less than perfection itself.

    他一般只对那些绝对完美的事情感到满意。

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    Oxford it·self / ɪtˈself ; NAmE ɪtˈself / pronoun 1 ( the reflexive form of it *it 的反身形式 ) used when the animal or thing that does an action is also affected by it (指施动并受其影响的动物或事物) The cat was washing itself. 猫在清洁自己。 Does the computer turn itself off? 电脑会自动关机吗? The company has got itself into difficulties. 公司本身陷入了困境。 There's no need for the team to feel proud of itself. 那支队伍无须自鸣得意。 2 used to emphasize an animal, a thing, etc. (用以强调某动物、某事物等) The village itself is pretty, but the surrounding countryside is rather dull. 村子本身很美,但周围的田野相当单调。 IDIOMS be ˌpatience, ˌhonesty, simˌplicity, etc. itˈself to be an example of complete patience, etc. 十分有耐心(或诚实、朴素等) The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself. 旅馆经理彬彬有礼。 (all) by itˈself 1 automatically; without anyone doing anything (完全)自动,无人操作 The machine will start by itself in a few seconds. 机器将在几秒钟后自动启动。 2 alone 独自;单独 The house stands by itself in an acre of land. 房子孤零零地坐落在一大片田野间。 in itˈself considered separately from other things; in its true nature 本身;本质上 In itself, it's not a difficult problem to solve. 这本身并不是个难解决的问题。 to itˈself not shared with others 独自拥有;独占 It doesn't have the market to itself. 它未能独占市场。 it·self / ɪtˈself ; NAmE ɪtˈself /
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    itselfit‧self /ɪtˈself/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun [reflexive form of ‘it’]
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    1used to show that a thing, organization, animal, or baby that does something is affected by its own action:  The cat lay on the sofa, washing itself. The machine switches itself off when the process is complete. a small local enterprise that has transformed itself into a highly successful company2used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular thing, organization etc:  We’ve checked the wiring, so the problem may be the television itself.3in/of itself considered separately from any other facts:  There is a slight infection in the lung, which in itself is not serious.4(all) by itself a)alone:  Will the dog be safe left in the car by itself? b)without help or without a person making it work:  The door seemed to open all by itself.5(all) to itself not shared with other things:  This idea deserves a chapter to itself.6be patience/kindness/simplicity etc itself to be very patient, kind, simple etc:  Loading the software is simplicity itself.
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