一.用作代词
The word here is used in its figurative sense.
此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义。
He felt the cloth to see its quality.
他摸摸布看它的品质。
二.its既可以作为形容词性物主代词,指"它的",后接名词,也可以作为名词性物主代词"它的",单独使用,后面不接名词。
三.its = it is (主语+谓语),后面一般加形容词
It's cold today. 今天天很冷。
its 它的,本身是形容词,后面加名词。
Its ear is big. 它的耳朵很大。
四.run its course 按常规发展
in its entirety 全盘(全面)
tell its own story 显而易见(不言而喻)
take its course 任其自然发展
tell its own tale 不言而喻