itself

英 [ɪtˈself]

美 [ɪtˈself]

pron.  指施动并受其影响的动物或事物

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.396 / COCA.556

习惯用语

pron.

be patience, honesty, simplicity, etc. itself
• 十分有耐心（或诚实、朴素等）
  to be an example of complete patience, etc.
• The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself.
  旅馆经理彬彬有礼。
(all) by itself
• （完全）自动，无人操作
  automatically; without anyone doing anything
• The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.
  机器将在几秒钟后自动启动。
• 独自；单独
  alone
• 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 itself
• 本身；本质上
  considered separately from other things; in its true nature
• In itself, it's not a difficult problem to solve.
  这本身并不是个难解决的问题。
to itself
• 独自拥有；独占
  not shared with others
• It doesn't have the market to itself.
  它未能独占市场。

牛津词典

pron.

• （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
  1. 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。
• （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
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• PRON-REFL 它自己;它本身
  Itselfis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. Unemployment does not correct itself.
     失业问题不会自行解决。
  3. ...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
• PRON-REFL-EMPH (表示强调)自身，本身
  You useitselfto emphasize the thing you are referring to.
  1. I think life itself is a learning process...
     我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。
  2. 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。
  3. He cheered up on Christmas Day itself.
     他圣诞节那天振作起来了。
• PRON-REFL-EMPH (加在抽象名词之后)极度,非常
  If you say that someone is, for example, politenessitselfor kindnessitself, you are emphasizing they are extremely polite or extremely kind.
  1. 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。
  2. Many men are charm itself...
     许多男人非常有魅力。
  3. 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。
• an end in itself→ see:See end

双语例句

• The company established itself firmly in business.
  这家公司已在商界牢固地确立了自己的地位。
• Using a credit card to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
  用信用卡支付订单再简单不过了。
• The US itself, of course, is not entirely blameless in trading matters.
  当然，美国本身在贸易问题上也不是完全没有任何过错。
• I think life itself is a learning process
  我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。
• Hoffman did not simply oppose the system; he used the system against itself.
  霍夫曼不仅仅是反对这个体制，他还利用体制自身的漏洞对它进行攻击。
• 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。
• The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water.
  船桨的桨叶和水里的什么东西缠住了。
• Many men are charm itself
  许多男人非常有魅力。
• There is even a flashback to the murder itself.
  甚至有一段关于谋杀本身的闪回。
• 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。