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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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/ɪtse̱lf/
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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 /
    LDC
    itselfit‧self /ɪtˈself/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun [reflexive form of ‘it’]
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    Phrases
    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.
    WDF

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