memorize, remember, recall, recollect, remind，reminisce

这些动词均有“记忆，记住，回忆”之意。

【1】memorize： 指有意识的下功夫把某事的整个细节都记在脑子里。

(用法1)熟记;记住

He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street. 

他研究了地图，试图记住到罗丝家那条街的路。

【2】remember： 含义较广，多指无意识地回忆起往事，也可指通过主观努力去记忆。

(用法1)记得;记起;想起

You wouldn't remember me. I was in another group.

你不会记得我。我那时在另外一组。

I certainly don't remember talking to you at all

我当然完全不记得和你讲过话。

I remember her being a dominant figure.

我记得她是一个举足轻重的人物。

I remembered that we had drunk the last of the coffee the week before... 我记得我们在一个星期前就把最后的那点儿咖啡喝完了。

I can remember where and when I bought each one.

我记得每一件东西是在何地何时买的。

I used to do that when you were a little girl, remember? 

在你还是小女孩的时候我曾经那么做过，记得吗？

(用法2) (经过一段时间后)忆起，回忆起

She remembered that she was going to the social club that evening.

她记起来那晚她正要去社交俱乐部

Then I remembered the cheque, which cheered me up. 

然后我想起了那张支票，这让我精神大振

(用法3)（用于否定）记起，想起

If you can't remember your number, write it in code in a diary.

如果你记不住你的号码，用代码把它记在记事本上。

I couldn't remember ever having felt so safe and secure.

我从未有过如此安全的感觉。

I don't remember you asking me about that.

我不记得你问过我那件事情。

I can't remember what I said.

我记不起来自己说了什么。

Don't tell me you can't remember.

不要告诉我你记不起来了

(用法4)记住，牢记(重要的事)

It is important to remember that each person reacts differently.

重要的是要记住每个人的反应不同。

It is worth remembering that children tend to copy their parents in this respect.

值得记住的是孩子们在这一方面往往会效仿父母。

It should be remembered that this loss of control can never be regained. 要记住这种失控可能永远无法恢复。

(用法5) (因为某事)记住（某人）

At his grammar school he is remembered for being bad at games... 在文法学校他因不善于玩游戏为大家所熟知。

He will always be remembered as one of the great Chancellors of the Exchequer. 作为最伟大的财政大臣之一他将永远被铭记。

(用法6)代(某人)问候(某人)

'Remember me to Lyle, won't you?' I said..

“代我问候莱尔，好吗？”我说。

She asked to be remembered to you.

她要我转达对你的问候。

(用法7)值得记忆；令人难忘

We'll give everyone a night to remember.

我们将带给大家一个难忘的夜晚。

I'll make it a birthday to remember.

我将使这成为一个难忘的生日。

【3】recall 指回想起发生在过去的某个事情或者召回某人某物

(用法1)记起;回想起;回忆说

Henderson recalled that he first met Pollard during a business trip to Washington.

亨德森记起他第一次见到波拉德是在一次去华盛顿出差的时候。

Her teacher recalled: 'She was always on about modelling.'

她的老师回忆说：“她那时老是说要当模特。”

Colleagues today recall with humor how meetings would crawl into the early morning hours.

同事们现在回忆起会议总是慢吞吞地一直开到第二天凌晨的情景，都把它当作一番笑谈。

I recalled the way they had been dancing together.

我回忆起他们一起跳舞时的情景。

I have no idea what she said, something about airline travel, I seem to recall.

我记不得她说什么了，好像是坐飞机旅行什么的，如果我没记错的话。

(用法2) （用于引出双方都已意识到的事）记得

As I recall, you're not on the board, Joe; you're only a minor shareholder.

我记得你并没有进董事会，乔，你只是一个小股东而已。

You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has come about. 

你还记得我警告过你时局会出现动荡吧。现在看来，几乎我预测的每件事都发生

(用法3) 记性;记忆力

He had a good memory, and total recall of her spoken words.

他记忆力很好，她当时说的话他全都记得起来。

(用法4) 召回;叫回

Spain has recalled its Ambassador after a row over refugees seeking asylum at the embassy.

在对难民到使馆寻求庇护一事产生严重分歧后，西班牙召回了其大使。

Parliament was recalled from its summer recess. 

国会在夏季休会之后又重新开议。

(用法5)召回（运动员）；使归队

Dean Richards was recalled to the England squad for the match with Wales. 

迪安·理查兹被召回英格兰队参加对阵威尔士的比赛。

I had done enough after being recalled against Pakistan to have got on the tour to India. 

在被征召入队参加与巴基斯坦的比赛后，我为前往印度的行程做了充分准备。

(用法6)召回（公司产品）

The company said it was recalling one of its drugs.

这个公司说正在召回他们生产的一种药。

More than 3,000 cars were recalled yesterday because of a brake problem. 3,000多辆汽车因为刹车问题昨天被召回。

(用法7)记不起来；无法忆起；无法恢复原状；面目全非

The ground has been polluted beyond recall.

这片土地已被污染得面目全非。

the realities of operating a traditional canal boat can be readily imagined, even if the life itself is beyond recall.

经营一艘传统的运河船的现实情形很容易想象，尽管那种生活本身已经无法忆起了。

【4】recollect： 指在记忆中搜索，设法想起一时想不起的事情或人，强调过程。

(用法1)想起；记起

Ramona spoke with warmth when she recollected the doctor who used to be at the county hospital.

拉蒙纳回忆起曾在乡村医院工作的那位医生时，言语中透着温情。

His efforts, the Duke recollected many years later, were distinctly half-hearted.

据公爵许多年之后的回忆，他当时明显只是敷衍了事。

【5】remind： 指经某人或某事的提醒而回忆起某件已遗忘之事。

(用法1)使想起;使记起;提醒

So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the last time they had met... 于是她只是对他表示欢迎，并且提醒说他们上次见过面。

I had to remind myself that being confident is not the same as being perfect! 我得提醒自己表现得自信和表现得完美并不是一回事！

(用法2)让我提醒你…/我能提醒你

'Let me remind you,' said Marianne, 'that Manchester is also my home town.'“让我来提醒你，”玛丽安娜说，“曼彻斯特也是我的家乡。”

May I remind you that the care of your health is a religious duty.

我可以提醒你呵护自己的健康是一项宗教责任吗？

Need I remind you who the enemy is?

还需要我来提醒你敌人是谁吗？

(用法3)提醒(某人做某事);使想起(做某事)

Can you remind me to buy a bottle of Martini?.

你能提醒我买一瓶马提尼酒吗？

The note was to remind him about something he had to explain to one of his students.

这张字条是要提醒他得向他的一个学生解释某件事情。

(用法4) (因为相似)使联想到

She reminds me of the wife of the pilot who used to work for you.

她让我想到过去为你工作的飞行员的妻子。

This reminds me of Christmas parties.

这让我想起圣诞聚会。

【6】reminisce:追忆;回忆;叙旧 主要指回忆发生过去某事情，你可以通过写作和谈话方式加以回忆，通常是以很愉快心情.

(用法1)追忆;回忆;叙旧

Ray and I ate our meal and reminisced about the trip.

雷和我吃着饭，回忆起那次旅行。

I don't like reminiscing because it makes me feel old. 

我不喜欢追忆往事，因为那会让我感觉变老了。