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itself

/it-self/US // ɪtˈsɛlf //UK // (ɪtˈsɛlf) //

本身,本身的,本身是,本身就是

Definitions

pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1
    • : a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself.
    • : an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful.
    • : : The chameleon's ability to change color is a protection for itself.
    • : its normal or customary self: After much tender care, the puppy was soon itself again.

Examples

  • Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

  • “Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.

  • While public interest in Ebola continues to dwindle, the epidemic itself continues to soar.

  • Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.

  • That apparently includes some members of the management of the airport itself and some air traffic controllers.

  • This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.

  • This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.

  • The well-worn aphorism of the Frenchman, “History repeats itself,” was about to assert itself.

  • Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.

  • I've never had time to write home about it, for I felt that it required a dissertation in itself to do it justice.