1 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. 它自己;它本身
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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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Unemployment does not correct itself.
失业问题不会自行解决。
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...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
2 PRON-REFL-EMPH (表示强调)自身,本身 You use itself to emphasize the thing you are referring to. (表示强调)自身,本身 [emphasis]
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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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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。
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He cheered up on Christmas Day itself.
他圣诞节那天振作起来了。
3 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. (加在抽象名词之后)极度,非常 [emphasis]
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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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Many men are charm itself.
许多男人非常有魅力。
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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。
4 an end in itself→see: end
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