selves

S0247500 (sĕlvz)n. Plural of self.

selves

(sɛlvz) na. the plural of selfb. (in combination): ourselves; yourselves; themselves.

self

(sɛlf)

n.andpron., pl. selves,
adj. n. 1. a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self. 2. a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self. 3. personal interest. 4. Philos. the subject of experience as contrasted with the object of experience; ego. 5. any of the natural constituents of the body that are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system. pron. 6. myself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self. adj. 7. being the same throughout; uniform. 8. being of one piece with or the same material as the rest. 9. Obs. same. [before 900; Old English self, selfa, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon self, Old High German selb, Old Norse sjalfr, Gothic silba]

self-

a combining form of self, appearing in various parts of speech, usu. with the implied notion that the agent and object or recipient of a given transitive predicate are identical (self-control; self-government; self-help; self-portrait), or that the subject of a given predicate acts or is effective without assistance (self-adhesive; self-loading; self-study).

selves

a shadow of (one's) former self

Someone or something that has changed dramatically to become decreased in vivacity in some way, often following negative circumstances or some traumatic event. Ever since Tim was in that accident, he's been a shadow of his former self. She's so quiet now, like a shadow of her former self. Does anyone know what happened to the bubbly girl we once knew? Many of the town's residents moved away, leaving it a shadow of its former self.See also: former, of, shadow

be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self

To be weaker or inferior in comparison to how someone or something was previously, often due to negative circumstances. After suffering from a prolonged illness, Sharon was a shadow of her former self. This town is a shadow of its former self after so many of its residents have moved away.See also: former, of, shadow

be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self

To be weaker or inferior in comparison to how someone or something was previously, often due to negative circumstances. After suffering from a prolonged illness, Sharon was a ghost of her former self. This town is a ghost of its former self after so many of its residents have moved away.See also: former, ghost, of

a shadow of (one's) old self

Someone or something that has changed dramatically to become decreased in vivacity in some way, often following negative circumstances or some traumatic event. Tom's been nothing but a shadow of his old self since that accident, his bubbly, outgoing persona replaced by gloom and seriousness. The mass emigration of workers from the country during the recession has left it a mere shadow of its old self.See also: of, old, shadow

单词	selves
释义	selves selves S0247500 (sĕlvz)n. Plural of self. selves (sɛlvz) na. the plural of selfb. (in combination): ourselves; yourselves; themselves. self (sɛlf) n.andpron., pl. selves, adj. n. 1. a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self. 2. a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self. 3. personal interest. 4. Philos. the subject of experience as contrasted with the object of experience; ego. 5. any of the natural constituents of the body that are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system. pron. 6. myself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self. adj. 7. being the same throughout; uniform. 8. being of one piece with or the same material as the rest. 9. Obs. same. [before 900; Old English self, selfa, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon self, Old High German selb, Old Norse sjalfr, Gothic silba] self- a combining form of self, appearing in various parts of speech, usu. with the implied notion that the agent and object or recipient of a given transitive predicate are identical (self-control; self-government; self-help; self-portrait), or that the subject of a given predicate acts or is effective without assistance (self-adhesive; self-loading; self-study). selves a shadow of (one's) former self Someone or something that has changed dramatically to become decreased in vivacity in some way, often following negative circumstances or some traumatic event. Ever since Tim was in that accident, he's been a shadow of his former self. She's so quiet now, like a shadow of her former self. Does anyone know what happened to the bubbly girl we once knew? Many of the town's residents moved away, leaving it a shadow of its former self.See also: former, of, shadow be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self To be weaker or inferior in comparison to how someone or something was previously, often due to negative circumstances. After suffering from a prolonged illness, Sharon was a shadow of her former self. This town is a shadow of its former self after so many of its residents have moved away.See also: former, of, shadow be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self To be weaker or inferior in comparison to how someone or something was previously, often due to negative circumstances. After suffering from a prolonged illness, Sharon was a ghost of her former self. This town is a ghost of its former self after so many of its residents have moved away.See also: former, ghost, of a shadow of (one's) old self Someone or something that has changed dramatically to become decreased in vivacity in some way, often following negative circumstances or some traumatic event. Tom's been nothing but a shadow of his old self since that accident, his bubbly, outgoing persona replaced by gloom and seriousness. The mass emigration of workers from the country during the recession has left it a mere shadow of its old self.See also: of, old, shadow EncyclopediaSeeself selves selves (sĕlvz)n. Plural of self.
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