reminisce
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rem·i·nisce /ˌreməˈnɪs/ verb [intransitive] to talk or think about pleasant events in your past 谈论[追忆]快乐的往事，缅怀过去reminisce about a group of former students reminiscing about their college days 追忆着大学时光的一群老校友► see thesaurus at remember→ See Verb table
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reminisce• Jermyn reminisces about a certain woman with whom he once indulged his passion and vanity.• Lazlo enjoyed reminiscing about his life in Poland before he went to America.• I used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce about life in the army.• For a few seconds, you find yourself reminiscing about rainy afternoons, cookies and milk, naps on the floor.• Jenny talked about her flying experiences whilst Billie reminisced about the warmth of her native Southern California.• The retired can squat, smoke, reminisce and grow old and die in familiar, comfortable surroundings.• Back at the car park we had a well earned cuppa and reminisced over another hot day back in 1933.• At club meetings, we like to reminisce, remembering old times.• You might think about your family and get a warm feeling, but you have to reminisce to feel that way.• He was in Toksu Palace, where he had enjoyed the evening, reminiscing with attendants about the old days.• The entertainment is the pleasure of reminiscing with one's friends and making a couple of witty speeches.reminisce about• Pete and June talked for hours, reminiscing about the Summer of Love.Origin reminisce (1800-1900) reminiscencerem·i·nisce verbChineseSyllable
Corpus or to in about think past your pleasant events talk
reminisce
rem‧i‧nisce /ˌreməˈnɪs, ˌremɪˈnɪs/
verb [intransitive]
reminisce about
a group of former students reminiscing about their college days
▪ 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.
rem‧i‧nisce /ˌreməˈnɪs, ˌremɪˈnɪs/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: reminiscence
to talk or think about pleasant events in your pastOrigin: reminiscence
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