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| 1 | used for showing that a thing , group , animal , or baby that does something is also affected by the action or is involved in it （用于表示某事物、群体、动物或婴儿受自身行为的影响）它自身，它本身 |
| It will be several months before the young bird can feed itself. 幼鸟需要几个月的时间才能够自己进食。 |
| Can the government in Freetown defend itself against rebel attacks? 弗里敦政府能够保卫自己免受叛乱袭击吗？ |
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| 2 | used for referring back to something already mentioned in the same sentence （用于回指同一个句中提到的事物） |
| Roosevelt’ s reforms were designed to save American capitalism from itself. 罗斯福的改革专为拯救美国资本主义自身而制定。 |
| We want to create a society that is at ease with itself. 我们想创造一个自身安逸自在的社会。 |
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| 3 | used for emphasizing that you are referring to a particular thing and not to anything else （用于强调特定的事物）自身，本身 |
| The problem lies in the software and not in the computer itself. 问题出在软件上，而不是计算机本身。 |
| Before we begin the ceremony itself, there are one or two things I should explain. 在我们正式开始这个仪式之前，有一两件事情我必须作一下解释。 |
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| 4 | used for saying that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality （用于表示某人或某物具有许多某种特质） |
| The nurses had been kindness itself to Leonora. 护士们过去一直对莉奥诺拉非常好。 |
| Applying online is simplicity itself. 网上申请非常简单。 |
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| - | (all) by itself
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| 1 | not near any others 单独地；孤零零地 | His house stood by itself on the edge of the village. 他的房子孤零零地坐落在村庄的边上。 | |
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| 2 | without help or without being made to do something 无需外力地；自动地 | The door opens by itself as you approach it. 当你靠近的时候门就会自动打开。 | | The baby will soon be able to stand up all by itself. 这个婴儿很快就能自己站起来。 | |
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| 3 | used for showing that one particular thing is the only thing involved 就…自身；仅…本身 | Nuclear power by itself cannot provide for all our energy needs. 仅核能本身并不能提供我们所需的全部能源。 | |
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| - | in itself/of itself
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| used for emphasizing that what you are saying about one particular thing is true without even considering anything else |
| 本质上；本身；就其本身而言 |
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| Some of the medicines were out of date, which was in itself dangerous. 其中一些药品已经过期，这本身就很危险。 |
| Using someone else’ s name is not of itself a crime, unless there is an intention to commit a fraud. 使用他人的名字本身并不是犯罪，除非存有诈骗动机。 |
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| not shared with others |
| 独自地；单独地 |
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| This is such a complex matter that it merits a chapter to itself. 这是一个非常复杂的问题，需要另立一个章节。 |
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