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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·mem·ber /rɪˈmembə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 the past 过去 [intransitive, transitive]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 [intransitive, transitive]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 [intransitive, transitive]REMEMBER to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring 记住，记得﹝去做某事、拿某物等﹞4 keep STH in mind 记住某事REMEMBER [transitive] to keep a particular fact about a situation in your mind 记住〔某个事实〕5 honour the dead 纪念死者REMEMBER [transitive] to think with respect about someone who has died, often in a ceremony 〔一般通过仪式〕纪念；缅怀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7 give SB a present 送某人礼物 [transitive]GIVE to give someone a present on a particular occasion 给〔某人〕送礼物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。→ See Verb table
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remember• Sometimes I have trouble remembering her name.• I stole a chicken once, I remember.• We must remember also, however, that there is a vast amount of other information which has equal and greater importance.• Older citizens remember eating soybeans during the Depression.• I don't remember him being that good at athletics in school.• The pain was such that in her anger she could not remember how much, or even if, she had loved Edmund.• I can't remember how the film ends.• He remembers Leonard coming home late at night, covered in blood.• I do remember locating Warner in the bedroom of his hotel for confirmation.• Aunt Sara always remembers me at Christmas.• He remembered meeting her at a party once.• Oh yes, I remember now. We met him at the last conference, didn't we?• He remembered that he had felt just the same way when he first started working.• Do you remember that kid Anthony from art class?• I remember that terrible earthquake they had.• Do you think Kim remembers that we're supposed to be there at 8?• Did you remember the bread?• Bud, do you remember the exact date of their wedding?• Remember, the examiner will expect you to demonstrate a knowledge of motorway driving too.• On Memorial Day, Americans remember their war dead.• I hope Dean remembers to buy some stamps.• Did you remember to lock the back door?• Can you remember what the man looked like?• And, worst of all, you don't remember who you are.• Did you remember your dictionary?• Do you remember your first day at school?remember ... well• And other people remembered him well.• Everything became very distinct, in a way I remembered all too well.• He could remember the hall well.• Some one has to take the Ariadne home again, remember?• Theo remembered it well from groups where Gilbert interrogated, requiring truthfulness.• For solo drivers: Research shows if you silently repeat information just learned, you remember it better than visualizing it.• I remember well the reading groups from my childhood; there was a Bluebirds reading group and a Buzzards reading group.• They remembered only too well what had happened many years ago to another village girl.remember (that)• It is worth remembering that there are still people in Britain today who have never been to London.• I even remember that Dodge you drove around.• Gillon, the Lady Dons' best player, remembers that game with slight reservation.• It is a useful illustration as long as we remember that no illustration is exact.• And I, for one will always remember that retreat.• I would remember that she spent the day preparing, making sure that everything was perfect.• You would do well to remember that you yourself are little more than a child.• He was wearing undershorts, he remembered that.remember to do something• And it's worth remembering to carry the nuts in a soft cloth bag and not a rustling plastic one.• Make sketches of the larva or pupa, remembering to write the date in each drawing.• Always remember to drain off excess fuel first.• Please remember to include a return, or senders address on the parcel.• To make sure it turns out just right every time, remember to keep the water bubbling.• Job seekers also should remember to look at more than the dollar figure.• This time we have remembered to put our contact numbers below.• It's often hard to remember to take vitamin pills.• They packed a protest meeting, which most remember to this day.remember that• He was wearing undershorts, he remembered that.• It is worth remembering that there are still people in Britain today who have never been to London.• I even remember that Dodge you drove around.• Gillon, the Lady Dons' best player, remembers that game with slight reservation.• It is a useful illustration as long as we remember that no illustration is exact.• And I, for one will always remember that retreat.• I would remember that she spent the day preparing, making sure that everything was perfect.• You would do well to remember that you yourself are little more than a child.remember somebody in your will• Men maintained some contact with their place of origin and might remember it in their wills.Origin remember (1300-1400) Old French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin memor; → MEMORYre·mem·ber verb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
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re‧mem‧ber S1 W1 /rɪˈmembə $ -ər/
verb
Do you remember Rosa Davies?
I can’t remember her exact words.
remember (that)
I remember you two couldn’t stand each other at first!
remember (somebody) doing something
I remember meeting her at a party once.
I remember my father bringing home a huge Christmas tree.
I remember it well; I’d never seen my mother so angry.
She clearly remembers the excitement as they boarded the train.
I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper.
They had three children, if I remember rightly.
They’ve lived here for as long as I can remember.
No one got drunk as far as I can remember.
2. INFORMATION/FACTS [intransitive and transitive] to bring information or facts that you know into your mind ⇨ forget:
You left your keys on the table, remember?
I can’t remember her phone number.
remember (that)
I suddenly remembered that I’d left the stove on.
remember what/how/why etc
I called the office, but I don’t remember who I spoke to.
3. TO DO/GET SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring:
I hope he remembers the wine.
remember to do something
Remember to take your P.E. clothes to school.
4. KEEP SOMETHING IN MIND [transitive] to keep a particular fact about a situation in your mind:
Remember, processed food is usually full of salt and sugar.
remember that
Remember that not everyone has as much money as you.
it should/must be remembered (that)
It should be remembered that a lot of work went into this event.
5. HONOUR THE DEAD [transitive] to think with respect about someone who has died, often in a ceremony:
On this day we remember the dead of two world wars.
6. be remembered for/as something to be famous for something important that you did in the past:
He is best remembered for his travel books.
Johnson wanted to be remembered as ‘the education president.’
7. GIVE SOMEBODY A PRESENT [transitive] to give someone a present on a particular occasion:
Lilian always remembers me at Christmas.
remember somebody in your will (=arrange for someone to have something of yours after you die)
8. remember me to somebody spoken used to ask someone to give a greeting from you to someone else
GRAMMAR
If you remember doing something, you have a picture in your mind of the time when you did it:
▪I remember playing there when I was little.
If you remember to do something, you do not forget to do what you had intended:
▪We must remember to close that window.
■ adverbs
▪remember 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/correctly You were still at school, if I remember rightly.
▪hardly/barely remember (=almost not at all) I can hardly remember him.
▪ 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.
re‧mem‧ber S1 W1 /rɪˈmembə $ -ər/
verb Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin memor; ⇨ memory
1. THE PAST [intransitive and transitive] to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past ⇨ forget:Language: Old French
Origin: remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin memor; ⇨ memory
remember (that)
remember (somebody) doing something
2. INFORMATION/FACTS [intransitive and transitive] to bring information or facts that you know into your mind ⇨ forget:
remember (that)
remember what/how/why etc
3. TO DO/GET SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring:
remember to do something
4. KEEP SOMETHING IN MIND [transitive] to keep a particular fact about a situation in your mind:
remember that
it should/must be remembered (that)
5. HONOUR THE DEAD [transitive] to think with respect about someone who has died, often in a ceremony:
6. be remembered for/as something to be famous for something important that you did in the past:
7. GIVE SOMEBODY A PRESENT [transitive] to give someone a present on a particular occasion:
remember somebody in your will (=arrange for someone to have something of yours after you die)
8. remember me to somebody spoken used to ask someone to give a greeting from you to someone else
GRAMMAR
If you remember doing something, you have a picture in your mind of the time when you did it:
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If you remember to do something, you do not forget to do what you had intended:
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