Neither the human imitative instinct nor a penchant for fantasy by itself leads to an autonomous theater.(無論是人類的模仿本能，還是對幻想的嗜好本身，都不會單獨成為獨立的戲劇形式。)

Clearing bush by itself won't help much if changes in climate are largely responsible for increasingly severe forest fires.(如果氣候變化才是森林火災日益嚴重的主要原因，那么清除灌木叢本身是沒有多大幫助的。)

You can use it by itself if you like.(如果愿意您也可以直接使用這個函數。)

That data is valuable enough, by itself.(這些數據本身的價值就足夠高了。)

The moment by itself is always simple.(那一剎那本身通常是簡單的。)

Prayer resolves a lot of problems by itself.(禱告本身就解決很多問題。)

The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.(機器將在幾秒鐘后自動啟動。)

How did the door open by itself?(門怎么自己開了？)

Scratching by itself—that is, in the absence of an itch—had no such effect.(抓撓本身——即不養時——并無這樣的效果。)

By itself a network is nice, but insufficient.(當然網絡本身是好的，雖然還不夠好。)