memorize
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mem·o·rize (also memorise British English) /ˈmeməraɪz/ ●●○ verb [transitive] LEARNto learn words, music etc so that you know them perfectly 记住，熟记► see thesaurus at remember→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
memorize• Mungo set off, taking care to avoid the loose floorboards which he had already tried to memorize.• I recited the poem she had asked me to memorize.• First you read and memorize a list of ten.• There's no way I can memorize all these formulas before the test.• Don't write down your PIN number, memorize it.• Don't write your password down, memorize it.• Wesley would pray for hours and memorize large sections of the Bible.• He was only four when he memorized Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech.• They listen to stories, memorize nursery rhymes, look at picture books and gain other experiences that prepare them to read.• But Grody is quick to address the concerns of those who think swing dancing is about memorizing routines.• I find myself attempting to memorize the Masai words as she did.• Glance at the sentences and memorize the next few phrases and look at the audience while you are speaking.• I study the flowers, try to memorize them.mem·o·rize verbChineseSyllable
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(also memorise British English) /ˈmeməraɪz/ verb [transitive]
▪ remember to form an idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past: I remember Janine – she lived in that house on the corner. | I can’t remember how the film ends. | He remembered meeting her at a party once.
▪recall to remember a particular fact, event, or situation, especially in order to tell someone about it: Can you recall where your husband was that night? | She recalled that he had seemed a strange, lonely man.
▪recollect formal to remember an event or situation: Harry smiled as he recollected the scene. | She tried to recollect what had happened next in her dream.
▪memorize to learn facts, a piece of writing or music etc, so that you can remember them later: He’s trying to memorize his speech. | Don’t write down your PIN number, memorize it.
▪think back/look back to think about something that happened in the past: I thought back to when I was his age. | Looking back, I should have been more patient with her. | We need to stop looking back and start thinking about the future.
▪reminisce /ˌreməˈnɪs, ˌremɪˈnɪs/ to talk about pleasant events, people, experiences etc from the past, because you want to remember them or enjoy talking about them: They were reminiscing about old times. | I 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: Bear in mind that this is the first time he’s done this.
▪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: His name’s on the tip of my tongue. I’ll think of it in a minute.
▪remind somebody of something to make you think of another person, thing, or time, because they are similar: It reminds me of the time when I first started teaching. | The taste reminded him of school dinners.
mem‧o‧rize
(also memorise British English) /ˈmeməraɪz/ verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: memorial, memory, memo, memoir, memorabilia, memorandum; adjective: memorable, memorial, immemorial; verb: memorize, memorialize; adverb: memorably
to learn words, music etc so that you know them perfectly| THESAURUS |
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