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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

itself [ɪt'sεlf]
  1. 1. pronoun (reflexive) 它自己
    It switches itself on automatically.
    它自动接通。
  2. 2. pronoun (emphatic) 本身
    I think life itself is a learning process.
    我认为生活本身是个学习的过程。
    the baby can hold the toy itself
    宝宝自己能拿住玩具
    she is kindness/politeness itself
    她是仁慈/礼貌的化身
    in itself
    本身
    Stress in itself is not necessarily harmful.
    压力本身并不一定是有害的。
    by itself
    自己独立地
    The cat managed to climb down the tree by itself.
    猫自己设法爬下了树。
    The wound will heal by itself.
    伤口会自己愈合的。
  3. 3. pronoun (alone) 单独
    The dog shouldn't have been left at home by itself.
    狗不该被单独留在家里。

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

itself [ɪt 'sεlf] [ɪt 'self]
  1. 1. pronoun 第三人称单数中性代词用于:[作加强语意的词]本身自身
    The work itself is easy.
    工作本身容易的
  2. 2. pronoun 第三人称单数中性代词用于:[作反身代词]它自己,它本身
    The dog bit itself.
    那条狗咬它自己
  3. 3. pronoun 第三人称单数中性代词用于:[作半名词]表示正常状态”,“正常”,“健康
    The bird is not itself today.
    那只鸟今天反常
    its own sweet self
    自身甜味

Collins English-English Dictionary

itself [ɪt'sεlf]
  1. 1. pron the reflexive form of it
  2. 2. pron (intensifier)
    even the money itself won't convince me
  3. 3. pron [preceded by a copula] its normal or usual self
    my cat isn't itself today

Examples

Evidence clarifying a document but not deriving from the document itself is evidence aliunde.
非源出文件本身的证据是旁证。 aliunde
The work itself is easy.
这工作本身是容易的。 itself
The dog bit itself.
那条狗咬它自己。 itself
The bird is not itself today.
那只鸟今天反常。 itself
a discussion that resolved itself into an argument
最后变成了一场争论的讨论 resolve
I hate when my dog licks itself all over.
我讨厌我的狗全身上下地舔它自己。
Use the chance when it presents itself.
机会出现时,一定要好好利用。 present
The Constitution of Canada itself recognizes two official languages, English and French.
《加拿大宪法》规定其两种官方语言为英语和法语。 Canada
how does this attitude express itself?
这个态度如何体现出? express
It switches itself on automatically.
它自动接通。 itself

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