remember
verb
uk/rɪˈmem.bər/us/rɪˈmem.bɚ/A1[IorT]
to beabletobringback apieceofinformationintoyourmind, or tokeepapieceofinformationinyourmemory:
记得，记起，回想起；记住，牢记"Where did youparkthecar?" "I can't remember."“你把车停在哪儿了？”“我不记得了。”
I can remember people'sfaces, but nottheirnames.我可以记住人的长相，但记不住人的名字。
[+ (that)]Shesuddenlyremembered(that)herkeyswere in her otherbag.她忽然想起她的钥匙放在另一个包里了。
[+ -ing verb]I don't remembersigningacontract.我不记得曾签过一份合同。
[+ question word]Can you rememberwhat herphonenumberis?你记得她的电话号码是多少吗？
I remember himas(= Ithoughthe was)aratherannoyingman.在我记忆中，他是个很令人讨厌的人。
to remember something
- rememberDo you remember when her birthday is?
- recallI don't recall arranging a time to meet.
- recollectI didn't recollect having seen him.
- remindEvery time we meet he reminds me about the money he lent me.
- come back toI forgot his name but it's just come back to me.
- reminisceWe were just reminiscing about our school days.
remember todo something
A2
to notforgetto do something:
记住做；牢记着做；不忘记做Did you remember to do theshopping?你记得去商店买东西了吗？
be remembered forsomething
to bekeptin people'smemoriesbecause of aparticularactionorquality:
因…而被记住；因…而名垂青史She will be remembered for hercourage.她将因其勇敢而被人们铭记。
you rememberinformal
said when you aretalkingto someone about something that they used toknowbut might haveforgotten:
你记得吗；你没有忘吧We went and hadteain that littlecafé- you remember, the one next to thebookshop.我们去了一家小咖啡馆喝茶——你没有忘吧，书店旁边的那家咖啡馆。
[T]
toholdaspecialceremonytohonoura pasteventor someone who hasdied:
纪念；怀念；缅怀On 11November, the British remember those whodiedin the twoWorldWars.英国人在每年的11月11日纪念两次世界大战中的死难者。
[T]
to give apresentormoneyto someone youloveor who hasprovidedgoodserviceto you:
给…送礼品（或钱）；给…谢礼My Granny always remembers me(=sendsme apresent)on mybirthday.我过生日时我奶奶总是送我礼物。
Mycousinremembered me in her will.我表姐在遗嘱中给我留下一笔钱。
- I'vemethim so manytimesand I still can't remember hisname!
- When you take thescissors, remember to put them back.
- He never usually remembers mybirthday, so it's asafebethe'llforgetagain thistime!
- Ivaguelyremembered havingmether before.
- It'sworthremembering thatpricesgo up on 1February.
Remembering, reminding and reminders
- aide-mémoire
- annal
- awakensomeonetosomething
- be engraved onsomeone'smemory/mindidiom
- be etched on/insomeone'smemoryidiom
- commit
- echo
- hold that thoughtidiom
- hooky
- if my memory serves me rightidiom
- imprint
- indelible
- recall
- reminder
- reminisce
- reminiscence
- reminiscent
- retrace
- shade
- stamp
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Ceremonies
Grammar
Rememberorremind?
…Phrasal verb
remembersomeonetosomeone