self

US: /ˈsɛɫf/

UK: /sˈɛlf/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

self /self/
  • tính từ
    • đồng màu, cùng màu
    • một màu (hoa)
    • cùng loại
      • wooden tool with self handle: dụng cụ bằng gỗ với cán cũng làm bằng gỗ
  • danh từ
    • bản thân mình, cái tôi
      • the consciousness of self: sự nhận thức được về bản thân mình
      • one's former self: bản thân mình trước
      • one's better self: bản thân mình với những ý nghĩ, động cơ cao thượng hơn
      • one's second self: người bạn chí thân của mình, người bạn nối khố của mình; cánh tay phải của mình
    • lợi ích bản thân, thú vui bản thân; sự chăm chú vào lợi ích bản thân, sự chăm chú vào thú vui bản thân
      • self is a bad guide to happiness: chỉ chăm chú vào mình thì khó đạt được hạnh phúc
    • hoa đồng màu
    • (thương nghiệp), (đùa cợt) bản thân
      • a ticket admitting self and friend: vé vào của bản thân và bạn
      • our noble selves: bọn quý tộc chúng tao

Advanced English dictionary

1 [C, usually sing.] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel: You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again). + He's not his usual happy self this morning. + Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). + his private / professional self (= how he behaves at home / work)
2 [U] (also the self [sing.]) (formal) a person's personality or character that makes them different from other people: Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self (= the feeling that they are individual people). + the inner self (= a person's emotional and spiritual character) + a lack of confidence in the self
3 [U] (formal) your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people: She didn't do it for any reason of self. + (spoken) Self, self, self! That's all you ever think about!
4 [C] used to refer to a person: Jon gave his whole self to his job. + You didn't hurt your little self, did you? + We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
Idioms see FORMER

Collocation

ADJ.

whole
He put his whole self into the performance.
| real, true | deep, inner, innermost | private | public
Her private and public selves were vastly different.
| normal, usual | former, old
She knew that with a holiday he would be back to his former self.
| cheerful
He's his usual cheerful self again.
| better
She knew his better self would struggle to serve her best interests.
| conscious | physical | good
(humorous) We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.

VERB + SELF

reveal
He was afraid to reveal his innermost self.

PHRASES

a loss of self, a sense of self, a shadow of your former self


Concise dictionary

selvesself
noun
+your consciousness of your own identity
+a person considered as a unique individual
adj.
+(used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self

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