كيف تنطق "a shadow of itself"

expression

uh SHAD-oh-uhv it-SELF

uh SHAD-oh uhv its-ELF

التعريف

Describes someone or something that is much weaker, less impressive, or less effective than it used to be.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/ /ˈəv/ /ˌɪtˈsɛɫf

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /ʃˈædəʊ/ /ˈɒv/ /ɪtsˈɛlf

أمريكي

uh SHAD-oh-uhv it-SELF

بريطاني

uh SHAD-oh uhv its-ELF

After the illness, he was a shadow of himself.

The team is a shadow of itself this season.

This neighborhood is a shadow of itself compared to ten years ago.

He once dominated the field, but now he's a shadow of himself.