释义 |
●be a shadow/ghost of your/its former ˈselfnot have the strength, influence, etc. that you/sth used to have 威风不再;失去往日的力量(或影响等)◆He’d been ill for some time, and he looked a shadow of his former self. 他病了一段时间,看上去精神大不如前。◆The old house, which had once been so full of life, was now just a ghost of its former self. 这所老房子过去充满生气,如今已无往日盛况。 |