单词 | reminisce |
释义 | reminisce (once / 564 pages) v Reminisce is a dreamy way of saying "remember the past." If you're swapping old stories with friends and remembering all the silly things you used to do, then you're reminiscing. Reminiscing is all about happy recollections and thinking back to stories from the past. It's hard to reminisce about the old days with someone you don't know very well or haven't known very long, since a key part of reminiscing is a shared history. But just about anyone can reminisce about going elementary school, learning to tie shoelaces, or getting that first job. WORD FAMILYreminisce: reminisced, reminiscence, reminiscent, reminisces, reminiscing+/reminiscence: reminiscences/reminiscent: reminiscently USAGE EXAMPLESWhitehill, the engineering contractor, reminisced about the time the State Department paid him to fix the compound’s sea wall several years ago. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Project Runway Designers from the reality competition’s recently concluded 15th cycle reunite to reminisce in this new episode. 8 p.m. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Back at the historical society in Caroline County, Wayne Brooks is reminiscing about the past. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) v recall the past The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon Hyper remember, think back recapture the past; indulge in memories |
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