its

英 [ɪts]

美 [ɪts]

det.  (指事物、动物或婴儿)它的，他的，她的

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.58 / COCA.78

牛津词典

det.

• （指事物、动物或婴儿）它的，他的，她的
  belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby
  1. Turn the box on its side.
     把箱子侧着立起来。
  2. Have you any idea of its value?
     你知道它的价值吗？
  3. The dog had hurt its paw.
     狗弄伤了爪子。
  4. The baby threw its food on the floor.
     婴儿把食物扔到地板上了。

柯林斯词典

Its is a third person singular possessive determiner. its 是第三人称单数所有格限定词。


• 它的，他的，她的(用于表示某物属于某东西、地方、动物、婴儿等)
  You useitsto indicate that something belongs or relates to a thing, place, or animal that has just been mentioned or whose identity is known. You can useitsto indicate that something belongs or relates to a child or baby.
  1. The British Labor Party concludes its annual conference today in Brighton.
     英国工党的年度会议今天在布赖顿闭幕。
  2. ...Japan, with its extreme housing shortage...
     住房严重短缺的日本
  3. The dog lifted its head, listening...
     那条狗抬起头,竖耳倾听。
  4. I met one woman whose tiny baby had just died and whose other child was fighting for its life.
     我遇到了一个女人,她那一点点大的小宝宝刚刚死去,另一个孩子也在死亡线上挣扎。

Do not confuseitsandit's.Itsmeans 'belonging to it'.It'sis short for 'it is' or 'it has'.The horse raised its head... It's hot in here… It's stopped raining.
切勿混淆 its 和 it's。its 表示“它的”，而 it's 是 it is 或 it has 的缩合形式：The horse raised its head (马抬起头)，It's hot in here (这儿很热)，It's stopped raining (雨已经停了)。

双语例句

• The company has increased the price of its cars
  公司已经提高了汽车价格。
• It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates
  它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
• The new government will make a judgment about its interests and act accordingly.
  新政府将对其利害得失作出判断，并采取相应的行动。
• Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
  经年内战已破坏了国家的基础设施，摧毁了其社会结构。
• Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
  西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。
• Each side set forth its position on this question.
  各方阐述了自己对这一问题的立场。
• The book's strength lay in its depiction of present-day Tokyo.
  该书的精彩之处在于其对现今东京的描写。
• Scientific work is differentiated from art by its necessary connection with the idea of progress.
  科学工作与艺术的区别在于它与人类进步有着必然联系。
• The European Union has proposed new regulations to control the hours worked by its employees
  欧盟已经就其雇员工作时间的控制问题拟定了新的规章。
• America values its economic leadership, and the political and military strength that goes with it
  美国重视其经济领导地位以及随之产生的政治和军事实力。