"a shadow of your former self" 怎么发音

expression

US

uh SHAD-oh uhv yor FOR-mer self

UK

uh SHAD-oh uhv yaw FOR-muh self

释义

If you are a shadow of your former self, you are much weaker, less healthy, or less confident than you used to be. It describes someone who has physically or emotionally changed for the worse.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfɔɹmɝ/ /ˈsɛɫf

英式英语

æɪ/ /ʃˈædəʊ/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈɔːmɐ/ /sˈɛlf

简化发音

美式

uh SHAD-oh uhv yor FOR-mer self

英式

uh SHAD-oh uhv yaw FOR-muh self

语境中听

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

She is a shadow of her former self since the accident.

He used to be so active, but now he's a shadow of his former self.

After losing his job, Tom just isn't the same — he's a shadow of his former self.