self

noun

/self/

(plural selves

/selvz/

)

Idioms

[countable, usually singular] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel（自己的）通常的行为方式，本来面目，惯常心态
- You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again).你很快就会恢复原样的。
- He's not his usual happy self this morning.今天早上，他不像平素那样乐呵呵的。
- Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).只有和某几个人在一起时，她才能表现出真实的自我。
- his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)他在家里／上班时的样子
- He's his usual cheerful self again.他又恢复了他惯常的乐天性格。
- She knew that with a holiday he would be back to his former self.她知道，如果能有一次休假，他就可以恢复往日的丰采。
- Her private and public selves were vastly different.她在私下里和在公众面前的样子完全不同。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- whole
- real
- true
- …
verb + self
- reveal
- discover
- find
- …
phrases
- a loss of self
- a sense of self
- a shadow of your former self
- …
[uncountable]
(also the self [singular])
(formal) a person’s personality or character that makes them different from other people个性；自我
- Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self (= the feeling that they are individual people).许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。
- the inner self (= a person’s emotional and spiritual character)内心的思想感情
- a lack of confidence in the self缺乏自信
- He was afraid to reveal his innermost self.他不敢暴露自己内心的情感。
- a book about reaching for one's better self一本关于追求人性真善美的书
- a movie about a boy who falls in love and finds his true self in the process一部关于坠入爱河的男孩在恋爱中发现自我的影片
- He argues that there has been an increased focus on the self.他认为人们越来越关注自我。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- whole
- real
- true
- …
verb + self
- reveal
- discover
- find
- …
phrases
- a loss of self
- a sense of self
- a shadow of your former self
- …
[uncountable] (formal) your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people个人利益；一己的享乐；私心
- She didn't do it for any reason of self.她那样做绝不是出于私心。
- Self, self, self! That’s all you ever think about!自我，自我，自我！你就只会想这些！
[countable] used to refer to a person（指一个人）自己，本人
- You didn't hurt your little self, did you?小家伙，你没伤着自己吧？
- We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.我们期盼今晚能见到布朗夫人和您本人。
- I was very thirsty (note to self: bring water on walks!).我当时很渴（提醒自己：散步时带上水！）。

词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelf and German selbe. Early use was emphatic, expressing the sense ‘(I) myself’, ‘(he) himself’, etc.

Idioms

be a shadow/ghost of your former self

to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年
- When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.当他的职业生涯结束时，他变成了以前的自己的影子。

词汇	self
释义	self noun /self/ /self/ (plural selves /selvz/ /selvz/ ) Idioms [countable, usually singular] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel（自己的）通常的行为方式，本来面目，惯常心态 You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again).你很快就会恢复原样的。 He's not his usual happy self this morning.今天早上，他不像平素那样乐呵呵的。 Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).只有和某几个人在一起时，她才能表现出真实的自我。 his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)他在家里／上班时的样子 He's his usual cheerful self again.他又恢复了他惯常的乐天性格。 She knew that with a holiday he would be back to his former self.她知道，如果能有一次休假，他就可以恢复往日的丰采。 Her private and public selves were vastly different.她在私下里和在公众面前的样子完全不同。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective whole real true … verb + self reveal discover find … phrases a loss of self a sense of self a shadow of your former self … [uncountable] (also the self [singular]) (formal) a person’s personality or character that makes them different from other people个性；自我 Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self (= the feeling that they are individual people).许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。 the inner self (= a person’s emotional and spiritual character)内心的思想感情 a lack of confidence in the self缺乏自信 He was afraid to reveal his innermost self.他不敢暴露自己内心的情感。 a book about reaching for one's better self一本关于追求人性真善美的书 a movie about a boy who falls in love and finds his true self in the process一部关于坠入爱河的男孩在恋爱中发现自我的影片 He argues that there has been an increased focus on the self.他认为人们越来越关注自我。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective whole real true … verb + self reveal discover find … phrases a loss of self a sense of self a shadow of your former self … [uncountable] (formal) your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people个人利益；一己的享乐；私心 She didn't do it for any reason of self.她那样做绝不是出于私心。 Self, self, self! That’s all you ever think about!自我，自我，自我！你就只会想这些！ [countable] used to refer to a person（指一个人）自己，本人 You didn't hurt your little self, did you?小家伙，你没伤着自己吧？ We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.我们期盼今晚能见到布朗夫人和您本人。 I was very thirsty (note to self: bring water on walks!).我当时很渴（提醒自己：散步时带上水！）。词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelf and German selbe. Early use was emphatic, expressing the sense ‘(I) myself’, ‘(he) himself’, etc. Idioms be a shadow/ghost of your former self to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年 When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.当他的职业生涯结束时，他变成了以前的自己的影子。
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