كيف تنطق "a shadow of"

expression

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/ /ˈəv

uh SHAD-oh uv

æɪ/ /ʃˈædəʊ/ /ˈɒv

uh SHAD-oh ov

التعريف

Used to describe someone or something that is much weaker, less impressive, or less effective than they once were.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /ʃˈædəʊ/ /ˈɒv

أمريكي

uh SHAD-oh uv

بريطاني

uh SHAD-oh ov

After his illness, he was a shadow of his former self.

This car is a shadow of what it used to be.

The house became a shadow of its former glory.

He’s a shadow of the confident man he once was.