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单词 remember
释义 re·mem·ber
\rə̇ˈmembə(r), rēˈ-\ verb
(remembered ; remembered ; remembering \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; remembers)
Etymology: Middle English remembren, from Middle French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from re- + memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful — more at memory
transitive verb
1. : to have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again as previously perceived, known, or felt : have a renewed apprehension of : bring to mind again : think of again
 < remember events of one's childhood >
 < racked his brain to remember the name >
2. archaic
 a. : to take thought of
  < now, I remember me, I'm married — William Congreve >
 b. : to put in mind : bring to recollect
  < remembering them the truth of what they themselves know — John Milton >
3. : to hold in memory with some feeling or intention : keep the recollection of: as
 a. : to keep in mind so as to bestow attention or consideration upon : be continually thoughtful or regardful of
  < remember one's friends at Christmas >
  < remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy — Exod 20:8 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b.
  (1) : to keep in mind as deserving a reward
  (2) : reward
   < was remembered in the will >
4. : to hold or bear in mind : retain in the memory
 < remember the dates until after the examination >
5.
 a. : to recall to the mind of another
 b. : to convey greetings from
  < remember me to your father when you get home >
6. : mention, record, commemorate
 < tradition and history have not remembered their names — V.L.Parrington >
intransitive verb
1. : to exercise or have the power of memory
 < some remember better than others >
 < give him time to remember >
2. : to have a recollection or remembrance
 < ask your grandmother about it — she'll remember >
— sometimes used with of
 < you'll find conditions very different to what you remember of — Henry Green >
Synonyms:
 recollect, recall, remind, reminisce, bethink, mind: remember may indicate an effortless or unwilled permitting of something held in one's memory to occupy one's attention, vividly or not
  < when people talked about things they could remember Matey always wondered which kind of remembering they meant — the kind that was just a sort of knowing how something in the past had happened or the other kind when suddenly everything seemed to be happening all over again — Dorothy C. Fisher >
  recollect may differ from remember in involving a bringing back, sometimes with conscious effort, of something of which one has not thought for a time
  < I can recollect my reply to the postscript, but not the whole letter — W.F.DeMorgan >
  < I had begun by making simple notes after our various conversations on the ship, so that I shouldn't forget details; later, as certain aspects of the thing began to grip me, I had the urge to do more, to fashion the written and recollected fragments into a single narrative — James Hilton >
  Used of persons, recall may suggest a process whereby the mind is summoned to bring back in toto rather than slowly reassembling — used of things, it indicates evoking or calling forth a memory
  < “had you any conversation with the prisoner on that passage across the Channel?” “Yes, sir.” “Recall it.” In the midst of a profound stillness, she faintly began — Charles Dickens >
  < that tree always awakened pleasant memories, recalling a garden in the South of France where he used to visit young cousins — Willa Cather >
  remind suggests the evoking of something forgotten or hard to think of again, sometimes by way of admonition — when used reflexively of persons it indicates a conscious jogging of memory
  < the young soldier was reminded by his sister of their childhood hideout — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
  < the drone of the remorse-mongers as they remind him that he is partially to blame — E.M.Forster >
  < might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing — T.S.Eliot >
  reminisce may imply a casual, unguided, and perhaps nostalgic consideration of the past
  < cut me short to reminisce of his schoolmates — Hervey Allen >
  < listening to papa reminisce how he had gone around Thanksgiving Day as a boy — Betty Smith >
  bethink applies to thinking back and recollecting with reflection
  < he bethought him of certain meals his mother had cooked at home — Stephen Crane >
  mind, close in meaning and suggestion to recollect, often seems dialectal or quaint in suggestion
  < I can mind her well as a nursing mother — a comely woman in her day — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
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