by itself 详细解释

by itself

单独地, 独自地

1. 自动地

The machine works by itself.

机器自行运转。

2. 单独地

The farmhouse stands by itself in the fields.

农舍孤零零地坐落在田间。

词义辨析

同义参见:

apart  

英英释义

副词 by inches:

by a short distance

同义词:little by little, by small degrees

补充

by itselfby itself1.独自地; 无需外力地The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.几秒钟后, 机器将自行启动。

例句

1. Britain must bring itself up to date.英国必须使自己与时俱进。 2. What strange new trials the human race invents for itself.人类给自己新添了多少古怪的磨难啊。 3. The museum has bought itself a submarine.博物馆自购了一艘潜艇。 4. The work itself is not difficult.工作本身并不难。 5. I think life itself is a learning process.我认为生活本身就是一个学习的过程。 6. 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。 7. She is kindness itself.她善良至极。 8. Many men are charm itself.很多男人十分有魅力。 9. My cat isn't itself today.我的猫今天很反常。 10. Treatment is with melatonin, by itself or in combination with bright light.使用褪黑激素进行治疗, 可单独使用或与强光配合使用。 11. The flame will go out by itself.火自己会熄灭。 12. There was another photo, by itself on the big desk under the window.还有一张照片, 孤零零地摆放在窗户下面的大桌子上。 13. The computer shuts off by itself if you don't use it.如果你不用了,电脑会自动关机。 14. The sprinkler will turn on by itself. [=automatically]这个喷水灭火装置能自动开启。 15. The house stood by itself at the end of the street.那栋房子孤零零地立在街尾。