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| by itself advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on its own) | 独自地
dú zì de |
| | I think I'll wear this dress by itself, without its matching jacket. |
| by itself advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (without adornment) | 单独地
dān dú de |
| | | 单单地
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| | Does the dress look good by itself, or should I put on gold beads? |
| groom itself vtr + refltransitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves." | (animal: clean its hair) (动物) | 给自己梳理毛发
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| | The ape groomed itself. |
| heal itself viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (injury: get better) (伤口) | 愈合，治愈
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| | It is true that with time a broken heart will heal itself. |
| in and of itself exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (intrinsically) | 本身
běn shēn |
| | The plan isn't bad in and of itself, but it may have unintended consequences. |
| in itself advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (per se) | 以其本身而言
yǐ qí běn shēn ér yán |
| | | 本质上
běn zhì shàng |
| | The Guggenheim museum is in itself a reason to visit Bilbao. |
| manifest itself v | (make itself visible, be seen) | 显现
xiǎn xiàn |
| | | 显露
xiǎn lù |
| | The author's mindset manifests itself in the first 10 pages of the book. |
| replicate itself vtr + refltransitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves." | (genetic material: reproduce) (基因) | 自我复制
zì wǒ fù zhì |
| resolve itself into [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (change, become) | 变成
biàn chéng |
| | | 转变成
zhuǎn biàn chéng |
| | Emily awoke in the night and saw a monster at the end of her bed; as she became more fully awake, the monster resolved itself into her clothes thrown over the back of a chair. |
| reveal itself v | (become known or seen) | 出现
chū xiàn |
| | | 呈现
chéng xiàn |
| | | 被…知道
bèi zhī dào |
| | The truth may not be obvious yet, but all will reveal itself in time. |
| speak for itself v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be self-evident) | 不言而喻
bù yán ér yù |
| | The cause of the accident speaks for itself: someone was careless. |