| 释义 |
it·self /ɪtˈself/ pron. | ad. | phr.
I pron.
1. [反身代词]它自己，它本身
The dog bit itself. 狗咬了它自己。
I watched the cat giving itself a bath. 我看着猫洗澡。
That country must bring itself up to date. 那个国家必须跟上时代的步伐。
2. [表示强调]自身，本身
The work itself is easy. 这工作本身很容易。
This itself was sufficient excuse. 这本身就是很好的辩解。
She is beauty itself. 她是美的化身。
American literature was now distinctively itself. 到这时美国文学已颇有自己的特色。
3. 正常状况，健全状态
The bird is not itself today. 鸟儿今天有点儿反常。
After a few minor repairs my car was itself again. 我的汽车稍经修理又完好如初了。
4. [用于独立结构]本身
Itself no great painting, it still reveals talent. 画本身虽不是了不起的杰作，但还是显示了作者的才华。
5. [对小儿用语]你自己
Did it hurt itself? 小乖乖把自己弄痛了吧?
II ad.
〈爱尔兰〉[常用以加强语气]究竟；事实上；甚至
Where is he itself? 他究竟在哪里?
You are hard on your poor mother itself! 你居然对自己可怜的母亲那么苛刻!
phr. by itself 自动地；独自地，单独地 The doll sits up by itself. 玩偶能自己坐起来。 The cottage stands over there by itself. 小茅屋孤零零地坐落在那儿。 in itself 本质上；就其本身而言 It is not in itself a bad thing. 这本身并非坏事。 The talk was all right in itself but it went on too long. 讲话本身还可以，就是太长了点。 of itself 1. 出于己意；任意 The dog came back of itself. 狗是自己回来的。 2. 自然而然，自行 The wall fell of itself. 墙自行倒塌了。 3. 本质上 |