self

Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.

约翰逊在禁赛结束后又回到了跑道上，但已找不回当初的状态。

You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again) .

你很快就会恢复原样的。

She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self.

她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品.

his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)

他在家里 / 上班时的样子

Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self (= the feeling that they are individual people) .

许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。

He is not his usual self today.

他今天态度有点异常.

Although much less experienced, he gave a good account of him self in the boxing match.

他虽然很缺乏经验, 但在拳击比赛中仍大显身手.

the inner self (= a person's emotional and spiritual character)

内心的思想感情

The draft tax text also leave leaves open the exact target for limiting temperature rise.

草案对限制温度上升也罗列了实际目标.

I want to explore and get in touch with my inner self...

我想认真探寻、了解内心的自我。

She didn't do it for any reason of self.

她那样做决不是出于私心。

She was back to her old self again.

她又恢复了老样子。

An obsessive search for our inner selves, far from saving the world, could send us all mad.

一味地找寻自我不但不能拯救世界，反而会将我们都逼疯。

The self is the only knowable existent.

自我是唯一可知的存在物。

He's not his usual happy self this morning.

今天早上，他不像平素那乐呵呵的样子。

He looked just like his old self.

他看上去和他过去一模一样.

Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be) .

只有和几个人在一起时，她才能表现出真实的自我。

The parties involved should exercise ( self-) restraint and prevent the situation from getting worse.

有关各方应采取克制态度，防止事态扩大。

We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.

我们期盼今晚能见到布朗夫人和您本人。

You're looking more like your usual self...

你现在看上去较像你平时的样子了。

You're not your usual cheerful self today.

你今天不像往常那么快快乐乐的。

This person is none other than my humble self.

此人非他，就是区区。

He was still his old jokey self.

他还是像以前一样爱搞笑。

Richard's self confidence is growing steadily.

理查德变得越来越自信。

Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.

许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。

You didn't hurt your little self, did you?

小家伙，你没伤着自己吧？

a lack of confidence in the self

缺乏自信

I have visited some of the newer supposedly "effective" schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they can't sit still.

我参观了一些新的所谓"有效"的学校,那里的孩子们为了学会自我控制而喊口号,坐不住的时候必须站在桌子后面。

The illness has worn him down to a mere shadow of his former self.

他被这场病磨得不成样子。

The face is the true self visible to others.

这副面孔是他人所能见到的自我真实的一面。