re·mem·ber /rɪˈmembə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 the past 过去 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]REMEMBER to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past 记得 → forget Do you remember Rosa Davies? 你记得罗莎·戴维斯吗?
I can’t remember her exact words. 我记不得她的原话了。
remember (that) I remember you two couldn’t stand each other at first! 我记得起初你们俩都受不了对方!
remember (somebody) doing something I remember meeting her at a party once. 我记得曾在某次聚会上见过她一面。
I remember my father bringing home a huge Christmas tree. 我记得父亲带回来一棵巨大的圣诞树。
I remember it well; I’d never seen my mother so angry. 这件事我记得很清楚;我从未见过母亲这么生气。
She clearly remembers the excitement as they boarded the train. 她清楚地记得他们登上火车时的激动心情。
I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper. 我隐约记得在报纸上看到过有关情况。
They had three children, if I remember rightly. 如果我没记错,他们有三个孩子。
They’ve lived here for as long as I can remember. 在我记忆中他们一直都住在这儿。
No one got drunk as far as I can remember. 我记得当时没有人喝醉酒。
5 GRAMMAR 语法If you remember doing something , you have a picture in your mind of the time when you did it. remember doing something指记得以前做过某事
I remember playing there when I was little.我记得小时候在那里玩耍过。
If you remember to do something , you do not forget to do what you had intended. remember to do something指记得要去做某事
We must remember to close that window.我们一定要记得关上那扇窗。
n GrammarUsing the progressive
The verb remember is not usually used in the progressive in this meaning. You say: Yes, I remember him.
✗Don’t say: Yes, I am remembering him. You often say someone can remember something when describing what they remember: Yes, I can remember him.
Patterns with remember
Do not use ‘remember about’ in this meaning. You say: Do you remember that day?
✗Don’t say: Do you remember about that day? 2 information/facts 信息/事实 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]REMEMBER to bring information or facts that you know into your mind 想起;回忆起 → forget You left your keys on the table, remember? 你把钥匙放在桌子上了,想起来了吗?
I can’t remember her phone number. 我想不起来她的电话号码。
remember (that) I suddenly remembered that I’d left the stove on. 我突然想起我没有关炉子。
remember what/how/why etc I called the office, but I don’t remember who I spoke to. 我给办公室打过电话,但我记不起是谁和我通话的。
3 to do/get STH 做某事/拿某物 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]REMEMBER to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring 记住,记得﹝去做某事、拿某物等﹞ I hope he remembers the wine. 我希望他记得带酒。
remember to do something Remember to take your P.E. clothes to school. 别忘了把你的运动服带到学校去。
4 keep STH in mind 记住某事REMEMBER [transitiveT] to keep a particular fact about a situation in your mind 记住〔某个事实〕 Remember, processed food is usually full of salt and sugar. 记住,加工食品一般都含有大量盐和糖。
remember that Remember that not everyone has as much money as you. 记住,不是每个人都和你一样有钱。
it should/must be remembered (that) It should be remembered that a lot of work went into this event. 不要忘了,这个活动花了不少功夫呢。
5 honour the dead 纪念死者REMEMBER [transitiveT] to think with respect about someone who has died, often in a ceremony 〔一般通过仪式〕纪念;缅怀 On this day we remember the dead of two world wars. 今天,我们缅怀两次世界大战的死难者。
6 be remembered for/as something FAMOUSto be famous for something important that you did in the past 因某事物而著名 He is best remembered for his travel books. 他因他的游记而为人们所熟知。
Johnson wanted to be remembered as ‘the education president.’ 约翰逊希望人们记住他是“教育总统”。
be remembered for/as something• James Dickey is best remembered for his 1972 novel "Deliverance."• Will he be remembered as a statesman in his final days, or just another bought-and-paid-for hunk of political meat?• Above all, Marianella will be remembered as a very brave and very determined woman.• Servetus is remembered for his description of the lesser, pulmonary, circulation of the blood.• Copenhagen is remembered for its mermaid.• Clinton is in good company, but I think he wants to be remembered for more than that.• Firstly, a widowed grandmother may be remembered as moving into the family home.• I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer.• Graf will be remembered as one of the best women's tennis players.• Some of these will be remembered for years to come, not only in Halling but where ever the cement barges called. 7 give SB a present 送某人礼物 [transitiveT]GIVE to give someone a present on a particular occasion 给〔某人〕送礼物 Lilian always remembers me at Christmas. 莉莲过圣诞节时总会送礼物给我。
remember somebody in your will (=arrange for someone to have something of yours after you die) 在遗嘱中把部分财产赠予某人
8. remember me to somebody spokenHELLO used to ask someone to give a greeting from you to someone else 代我向某人问好 n COLLOCATIONSadverbsremember well (=thoroughly and completely)I remember so well my first day there.
remember clearly/vividly/distinctly (=well, with a lot of detail)I remember clearly how I used to feel as a child in church on Sundays.
remember vaguely/dimly (=not well)He could vaguely remember his mother’s face.
remember fondly (=in a way that shows you liked someone or something a lot)The restaurant is fondly remembered by many.
remember rightly/correctlyYou were still at school, if I remember rightly.
hardly/barely remember (=almost not at all)I can hardly remember him.
THESAURUSremember to form an idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past 记得I remember Janine – she lived in that house on the corner. 我记得雅尼娜——她当时住在街角的那栋房子里。
I can’t remember how the film ends. 我不记得那部影片的结尾了。
nHe remembered meeting her at a party once.
recall to remember a particular fact, event, or situation, especially in order to tell someone about it 〔尤指为了告诉别人某件事〕回想起Can you recall where your husband was that night? 你记得那天晚上你丈夫在哪里吗?
She recalled that he had seemed a strange, lonely man. 她记得他好像是个孤苦伶仃的怪人。
recollect formal to remember an event or situation 回忆起Harry smiled as he recollected the scene. 哈里回想起那一幕,微笑起来。
She tried to recollect what had happened next in her dream. 她努力回忆自己梦里接下来发生了什么。
memorize to learn facts, a piece of writing or music etc, so that you can remember them later 记住,熟记He’s trying to memorize his speech. 他在努力熟记自己的讲稿。
nDon’t write down your PIN number, memorize it.
think back/look back to think about something that happened in the past 回忆,回顾I thought back to when I was his age. 我回忆起我在他那个年龄时的情形。
Looking back, I should have been more patient with her. 回想当时,我应该对她再耐心点的。
nWe need to stop looking back and start thinking about the future.
reminisce /ˌreməˈnɪs/ to talk about pleasant events, people, experiences etc from the past, because you want to remember them or enjoy talking about them 谈论[追忆]快乐的往事They were reminiscing about old times. 他们在追忆过去的时光。
nI used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce.
bear something in mind to remember something important when you are doing something, because it could affect what you do 将某事记在心里Bear in mind that this is the first time he’s done this. 记住,这是他第一次这样做。
something is on the tip of your tongue used to say that you know a word or a name but that you have difficulty remembering it at this exact moment 某事物就在嘴边〔但想不起来了〕His name’s on the tip of my tongue. I’ll think of it in a minute. 他的名字就在我嘴边。让我想想。
remind somebody of something to make you think of another person, thing, or time, because they are similar 让某人想起某事物〔因为相似〕It reminds me of the time when I first started teaching. 这让我想起自己刚开始教书的时候。
The taste reminded him of school dinners. 那味道令他想起了学校伙食。