(1)(反身代詞)它自己(本身)((reflex pron)used as the object of a verb or preposition referring to a thing，animal that is the subject)：The dog looked at～in the mirror. 那只狗看著鏡子中自己的樣子。The cat hid～. 貓藏了起來。
(2)(用于強(qiáng)調(diào))自己，本身(used for emphasis)：Even the date～was wrong. 連日期本身也是錯的。Growing up in Beijing～was exciting. 在北京長大本身就令人興奮。
by itself 1)自動地：This is a machine that works by～. 這是一臺自動機(jī)器。2)單獨(dú)地：The house stands there all by～. 那房子孤零零地座落在那里。
in itself 本身;本質(zhì)上：This novel is a history in～. 這本小說本身就是一部歷史。