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单词 memorial
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memorial
(mɪmɔːriəl )
Word forms: memorials
1. countable noun
A memorial is a structure built in order to remind people of a famous person or event.
Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream.
Every village had its war memorial.
Synonyms: monument, cairn, shrine, plaque  
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A memorial event, object, or prize is in honour of someone who has died, so that they will be remembered.
A memorial service is being held for her at St Paul's Church.
...memorial plaques to local regiments.
He went on to win the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1962.
Synonyms: commemorative, remembrance, monumental  
3. countable noun [usually singular]
If you say that something will be a memorial to someone who has died, you mean that it will continue to exist and remind people of them.
The museum will serve as a memorial to the millions who passed through Ellis Island. [+ to]
The public park is an impressive memorial to a good man.
Synonyms: remembrance, tribute, record, souvenir  
Collocations:
build a memorial
He was ordered to help build the memorial garden outside a police station in memory of the two policewomen as part of an 18-month community rehabilitation order.
The Sun
A charity that was given 1 million of taxpayers' money to build a memorial to fallen police officers has paid more than 600,000 in management fees to a consultancy company.
Times, Sunday Times
Someone should build a memorial to all of them - all of us - marching towards life bravely with 'unstraightened teeth, hockey-bruised shins, chilblains, spots and hair washed once a fortnight'.
The Times Literary Supplement
Over the years, they raised funds to build a memorial at a suitable site.
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The family decided to build a memorial in the early fall of 1968.
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memorial fund
Part of the proceeds will go to the memorial fund.
Times, Sunday Times
Please send flowers and donations to the irony memorial fund.
The Sun
Last night, as funeral preparations began, his charity launched a memorial fund in his honour.
Times, Sunday Times
A memorial fund raised 3,300 in the hour after it was launched yesterday.
The Sun
The family established a memorial fund.
Christianity Today
memorial plaque
The memorial plaque on the leg of the lunar module also came through our lab.
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Pals have decked it out in flowers and there are plans to fit it with a memorial plaque.
The Sun
The group restored the brick chimney and added a memorial plaque.
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The original marker remains undisturbed except for the addition of a memorial plaque.
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A memorial plaque was placed on the site in remembrance in 1848.
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official memorial
So it seems odd that he turned up for the official memorial wearing a hoodie under his club blazer.
The Sun
An official memorial next to the hotel carpark bears testimony of the base's past existence.
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An official memorial service was held less than seventeen hours after the collapse.
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Their disproportionately large contribution to the war effort has since been recognised in official memorials.
Times, Sunday Times
permanent memorial
Donations are also being accepted to help build a permanent memorial at a park in the city.
The Sun
Meanwhile, plans were unveiled for a museum, library and educational centre as a permanent memorial.
The Sun
He campaigned tirelessly for a permanent memorial for it, speaking frequently at fundraising events.
Times, Sunday Times
So the importance of this permanent memorial cannot be overstated.
The Sun
But an outpouring of national sentiment ensured that it would become a permanent memorial.
The Sun
roadside memorial
This can result in anything from a grazed knee and wounded pride to a roadside memorial bike painted ghostly white.
The Sun
The sign may not deviate from the standard roadside memorial sign specifications.
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The compromise solution was a roadside memorial featuring a marble obelisk and a number of uniform, concrete headstones marking the approximate site of the cemetery.
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The phenomenon of roadside memorials may be associated with another growing trend: public outpouring of grief for celebrities.
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visit a memorial
The prime minister will visit the memorial.
Times, Sunday Times
But very few tourists visit the memorial.
Times, Sunday Times
A stream of visitors from around the world visit the memorial.
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If he was persuaded to visit the memorial wall, he will survive the crash and can be contacted at the forward operating base.
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Last year, 2.3 million people visited the memorial, where 340 guides offer tours in 20 different languages.
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Translations:
Chinese: 纪念物, 纪念性的
Japanese: 記念碑, 記念の
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