•The cat licked itself all over.猫舔遍自己的身体。

•The shop itself (= only the shop and nothing else) started 15 years ago but the mail order side of the business is new.这家商店15年前就开业了，但邮购业务却是新增的。

•The dog managed to drag the box into the room by itself (= without help).这只狗独自将盒子拖进了房间里。

•The animal had been left in the house by itself (= alone) for a week.这个动物孤零零地在房子里关了一个星期。

•The plan wasn't illegal in itself (= there was nothing in the plan that was illegal) but it would lead to some doubtful practices.这项计划本身并不违法，但具体实施起来会带来一些问题。

•The committee kept the results of the survey to itself (= did not tell anyone) , fearing a bad public reaction.委员会担心会引发不好的公众反应，因此没有公开调查结果。