| 释义 |
former BrE /ˈfɔːmə(r)/
NAmE /ˈfɔːrm-/
●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。 |