词汇 | itself |
释义 | itself 7 ENTRIES FOUND: itself (pronoun) express (verb) lend (verb) pay (verb) reassert (verb) seed (verb) suggest (verb) itself /ɪtˈsɛlf/ pronoun itself /ɪtˈsɛlf/ pronoun Learner's definition of ITSELF 1 : that same one它自己: a — used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to something that has already been mentioned自己(用作动词或介词的宾语,指前文提及的某事物) The cat washed itself.这只猫给自己洗了澡。 History keeps repeating itself.历史总是不断重演。 The problem should work itself out.这个问题应该自然而然就解决了。 The chain folds back on itself.链条盘曲折叠。 The restaurant has built quite a reputation for itself.那家餐馆为自己树立了良好的声誉。 b — used for emphasis to refer to something that has already been mentioned本身,自己(用于强调前文提及的某事物) I found the envelope, but the letter itself was missing.我找到了信封,但是信却不见了。 That itself was enough of an excuse.那本身就是个很好的借口。 The city itself is fairly small.这个城市本身相当小。 2 — used after a noun to say that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality用在名词后,表示某人或某物极具某种特质 She was/seemed kindness itself. [=she was extremely kind]她极其友善。 Your cake is perfection itself. [=your cake is perfect]你的蛋糕真是完美无缺。 by itself 1 : on its own : without being directly controlled by a person自动地;无人操作地 The computer shuts off by itself if you don't use it.如果你不用了,电脑会自动关机。 The sprinkler will turn on by itself. [=automatically]这个喷水灭火装置能自动开启。 2 : with nothing nearby : alone单独地;独自地 The house stood by itself at the end of the street.那栋房子孤零零地立在街尾。 in itself : in its own nature : when considered as something separate from other things本质上;就其本身而言 The idea was not in itself bad.这个主意本身不错。 This is not in itself a new idea.本质上来说,这并不是什么新观点。 : without anything else added本身 That's a story in itself.那本身就是个故事。 — see also an end in itself at 1end |
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