itself
- pron.它本身
it pron.它 + self n.自己
itselfpron.
（指施动并受其影响的动物或事物）
used when the animal or thing that does an action is also affected by it
The cat was washing itself.
猫在清洗自己。
Does the VCR turn itself off?
录像机会自动停止录像吗？
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。
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。
to be an example of complete patience, etc.
旅馆经理彬彬有礼。
The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself.
considered separately from other things; in its true nature
这本身并不是个难解决的问题。
In itself, it's not a difficult problem to solve.
not shared with others
它未能独占市场。
It doesn't have the market to itself.
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PRON-REFL 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.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。
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PRON-REFL-EMPH (表示强调)自身，本身
You use itself to emphasize the thing you are referring to.I think life itself is a learning process...
我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。
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PRON-REFL-EMPH (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.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。
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an end in itself→ see:See end
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It doesn 't have the market to itself .
它未能独占市场。
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One major problem did present itself , though .
不过，确实出现了一个重大问题。
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Her philosophy of life is to take every opportunity that presents itself .
她的处世态度是不放过任何呈现眼前的机会。
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As soon as the opportunity presented itself , she would get another job .
一有机会，她就会另谋新职。
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We may talk of beautiful things but beauty itself is abstract .
我们尽可谈论美的事物，但美本身却是抽象的。
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It will all sort itself out in the end .
问题最后都会自行解决。
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The company has got itself into difficulties .
公司本身陷入了困境。
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This chapter concerns itself with the historical background .
本章旨在讲述历史背景。
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The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips .
火车月票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
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The government is keen to put some distance between itself and these events .
政府急于想表示自己与这些事件无关。
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A solution immediately suggested itself to me .
我马上想到了一个解决办法。
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The virus mails itself forward to everyone in your address book .
这种病毒通过电子邮件自动转发给通讯录中的每个人。
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Thankfully , a solution presented itself to him surprisingly soon .
谢天谢地，他意外地很快就找到了答案。
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The government found itself confronted by massive opposition .
政府发现自己遭到了强烈的反对。
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The baby can 't feed itself yet .
这个婴儿还不能自己吃东西。
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The government has pledged itself to root out corruption .
政府已承诺铲除腐败。
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My phone seems to switch itself off randomly .
我的手机好像随时自动关机。
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Her voice doesn 't really lend itself well to blues singing .
她的嗓子不是很适于唱布鲁斯歌曲。
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The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself .
人类有足够的武器灭绝自己。
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In the 1990s the Labour Party rebranded itself as New Labour .
工党于20世纪90年代重塑形象，改称新工党。
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The bullet embedded itself in the wall .
子弹射进了墙里。
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This system perpetuated itself for several centuries .
这一制度维持了几个世纪。
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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。
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DNA carries the genetic blueprint which tells any organism how to build itself .
脱氧核糖核酸带有决定有机体形成方式的遗传型板。
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He thought about giving up his job , but then common sense reasserted itself .
他曾想放弃这份工作，但后来还是理智占了上风。
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In making these promises , the company had clearly overreached itself .
这家公司作出这些承诺，显然是不自量力。
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I certainly don 't have anything to prove ─ my record speaks for itself .
我当然不用证明什么——我的纪录就可说明一切。
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The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself .
旅馆经理彬彬有礼。
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The regime is profoundly divided against itself .
该政权内部彻底分裂了。
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Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself .
生活总是令人厌烦地重复着。
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