词组 | be a ghost of your former self |
释义 | (redirected from be a ghost of your former self)be a ghost of (someone or something's) former selfTo 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. be a shadow/ghost of your/its former ˈselfnot have the strength, influence, etc. that you/something used to have: He’d been ill for some time, and he looked a shadow of his former self.The old house, which had once been so full of life, was now just a ghost of its former self. |
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