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 American edition of 'Cloud Street' is already in its third printing.
  美国版的《云街》已经是第三次印刷了。
• The committee held its founding congress in the capital, Riga
  委员会在首都里加召开了成立大会。
• 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。
• 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。
• The region is valued for its coal and vast electricity-generating capacity
  这个地区因其煤炭资源丰富和发电能力巨大而备受重视。
• This has forced the United States to seriously reconsider its position
  这迫使美国重新认真考虑自己的立场。
• I'm willing to work for the party because its interests and my interests are one and the same.
  我愿意为该党效力，因为它的利益和我的利益完全一致。
• 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 government has announced the terms of reference for its proposed committee of inquiry.
  政府已经公布了拟议成立的调查委员会的职权范围。
• The interplay between the new politics and the modern media will unbalance the political process and inhibit its workings.
  新政治和现代媒体之间的相互作用将会扰乱政治进程，妨碍其正常运作。