| 单词 | somebody/something's former self |
| 释义 | somebody/something's former selfsomebody/something's former self BEFOREwhat someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etc 某人/某物以前的模样〔指与现在经历衰老、疾病、苦难等后对比〕 She seems more like her former self. 她似乎回到了以前的样子。 be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) 不像以前那样，远不如以前〔自信、健康、有活力等〕 The team’s a shadow of its former self. 该队雄风不再。 Examples from the Corpus somebody/something’s former self• A man once famed for his intolerance, xenophobia and irrational rages has become a husk of his former self.• However, such plans would have required Melanie to want to preserve her former self.• Over the last few months he had become rather withdrawn and mistrustful; a subdued version of his former self.• Sharpness docks is now a shadow of it's former self.• Stark had taken me to a place where I could shed my former selves and start anew.• The 1984 Geyserville was a shell of its former self.• The trees were dusty and muscular; zealous visions of their former selves.• There he was with his cigar, a shadow of his former self. → somebody/something’s former self at former1(2) |
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