当我离开房间时，突然想起了那本书。

请问这句中译英里的“想起”可以用 think of 吗？

虽然21世纪英汉词典里有个例句 I can't think of the word for “love” in French.

think of 也是“想起”的意思。

同意曹老师解答

想起有很多表达

(1)remember

(2)recall

(3)think of

(4)call to mind

(5)bethink

(6)it occurs to sb that/It occurs to sb to do 

It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy. 

我没有想到要核实我的保险单条款。

It occurred to me that I could have the book sent to me. 

我想到可以让人把书寄给我。

(7)cast one's mind back to 

Cast your mind back to 1978, when Forest won the title.  

回想一下1978年福里斯特赢得冠军称号的时候。

(8)bring sth/call sth to mind

That brings to mind a wonderful poem by Riokin. 

那使我记起了里奥金的一首很赞的诗。

The fate of many British designers calls to mind the fable of the tortoise and the hare. 

许多英国设计师的命运令人想起了龟兔赛跑的故事

(9)spring to mind 

Integrity and honesty are words that spring to mind when talking of the man.  

谈到这个人的时候自然会想起“正直”、“诚实”这样的字眼。

(10)cross one's mind (that)

It had never crossed his mind that there might be a problem...  

他从未想过可能会有问题存在。

The possibility of failure did cross my mind.  

我的确想过有失败的可能。

(11)sth come to sb

He was about to shut the door when an idea came to him..

他正准备关门，突然想到一个主意。

Then it came to me that perhaps he did understand.  

然后，我突然意识到他可能的确是明白了。

正如曹老师说的，“想起”的英语表达有很多。网友Eglshlover不必疑虑，think of表示“想起；想到”是很地道的表达。如：

I can't think of the word for "world" in Spanish.我想不起西班牙语里“世界”怎么说了。（张道真《英语常用动词用法词典》）

Will you think of me sometimes？你有时会想起我吗？《英语常用短语词典》

I can't think of his name at the moment.我一时想不起他的名字。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

I thought of Yan'an as soon as I saw the pagoda.我一看见这座宝塔就想起了延安。《英汉双解英语短语动词词典》

I can't think of anything in my life that's going right. 我想不起我的生活中有任何一帆风顺的事情。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》