self
noun
self
noun
1
the
type
of
person
you
are,
your
character,
your
typical
behaviour
etc
自身，本身，自己，自我
C usually singular 一般用单数
sb’s
usual/normal
self
Sid
was
not
his
usual
smiling
self.
锡德脸上没了平常挂着的笑容。
be/look/feel
(like)
your
old
self
(be
the
way
you
usually
are
again,
especially
after
having
been
ill,
unhappy
etc)
〔尤指生病或不愉快等之后〕复原，恢复老样子
Jim
was
beginning
to
feel
like
his
old
self
again.
吉姆开始感觉自己又恢复老样子了。
sb’s
true/real
self
(what
someone
is
really
like,
rather
than
what
they
pretend
to
be
like)
某人真实的一面
Peter
was
the
only
one
to
whom
she
showed
her
true
self.
彼得是她唯一愿意向其袒露自己真实一面的人。
2
sb’s sense of self
someone’s
idea
that
they
are
a
separate
person,
different
from
other
people
某人的自我意识
a
child’s
developing
sense
of
self
儿童逐渐形成的自我意识
3
be a shadow/ghost of your former self
to
not
be
as
healthy,
strong
etc
as
you
used
to
be
判若两人〔已不再像从前那样健康、强壮等〕
4
a
word
written
in
business
letters,
on
cheques
etc
meaning
yourself
本人〔用于商业函件、支票等〕
U
a
cheque
written
to
self
开给本人的一张支票
5
used
to
refer
to
a
person
〔指一个人〕自己，本人
C
a
picture
of
a
journalist
and
your
good
self
(=you)
一名新闻记者和你本人的一张合影