self

noun

1. （自己的）通常的行为方式，本来面目，惯常心态
   the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
   1. You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again) .
      你很快就会恢复原样的。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
      他在家里 / 上班时的样子
2. 个性；自我
   a person's personality or character that makes them different from other people
   1. 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。
   2. the inner self (= a person's emotional and spiritual character)
      内心的思想感情
   3. a lack of confidence in the self
      缺乏自信
3. 个人利益；一己的享乐；私心
   your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people
   1. She didn't do it for any reason of self.
      她那样做决不是出于私心。
4. （指一个人）自己，本人
   used to refer to a person
   1. You didn't hurt your little self, did you?
      小家伙，你没伤着自己吧？
   2. 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。

1. N-COUNT 自身;本性;本我
   Your self is your basic personality or nature, especially considered in terms of what you are really like as a person.
   1. You're looking more like your usual self...
      你现在看上去较像你平时的样子了。
   2. She was back to her old self again.
      她又恢复了老样子。
2. N-COUNT 个性;自我
   A person's self is the essential part of their nature which makes them different from everyone and everything else.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. ...our subconscious selves.
      我们潜意识中的自我

1. As children develop, some of the most important things they learn have to do with their sense of self
   在成长过程中，孩子学到的一些最重要的东西与他们的自我意识有关。
2. He was still his old jokey self.
   他还是像以前一样爱搞笑。
3. Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty
   威特·沃尔泽克声称这项法律可能会对隐私权和自主权造成侵犯，并破坏对宗教自由的尊重。
4. I saw in him a mirror image of my younger self
   我在他身上看见了年轻时的自己。
5. When he talks, he only gives glimpses of his real self
   当他讲话时，他只流露少许个人的真实想法。
6. You're looking more like your usual self
   你现在看上去较像你平时的样子了。
7. She was back to her old self again.
   她又恢复了老样子。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Richard's self confidence is growing steadily.
    理查德变得越来越自信。
11. 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。
12. She still looks her old self.
    她依然是那个老样子。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. He is not his usual self today.
    他今天态度有点异常。
16. 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。
17. This person is none other than my humble self.
    此人非他，就是区区。
18. The newer company linked with several older ones for self protection.
    新成立的公司为了自我保护而与几家老公司联合。
19. Through our belief in our self, we create our world, our life, our potential.
    相信自己，我们创造了世界，我们的生活和潜力。
20. I have never agreed with my other self wholly.
    我和另外一个我，从来没有完全一致过。
21. Such efforts rob the team of feeling self direction and ownership of their process.
    这样的工作抢夺了团队自我指导和拥有其过程的感受。
22. Sometimes we over analyze real life situations and have this growing sense of self pity inside us.
    有的时候我们过度地分析了真实的情况，这令我们自己产生了自己怜悯自己的感觉。
23. They can help create and reinforce our sense of self.
    书籍也有助于创建和增强我们的自我感。
24. Why does your sense of self vanish?
    为什么你的自我意识消失了？
25. Now I am in touch with my inner self. And my inner self is an idiot.
    现在我接触到了内在的自我，但我发现内在的自我是个大笨蛋。
26. The art work is beauty's self.
    这个艺术品太美了。
27. Yes dear, I know. Now I have my self respect and no husband.
    对，亲爱的，我知道。现在有了自尊，又没了丈夫。
28. The inner self chose them.
    你的内在自我选择了它们。
29. You self identify or they identify, not a problem.
    你自己确认了或者他们确认了，不是一个问题。
30. This false sense of self has covered up our true essence.
    这些错误的自我感掩盖了我们真正的本质。

n.

be a shadow/ghost of your former self

• 失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年
  to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have

noun

1. your consciousness of your own identity

   Synonym:    ego

2. a person considered as a unique individual
   1. one's own self

adj

1. (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
   1. self-knowledge
   2. self-proclaimed
   3. self-induced