memory

英 [ˈmeməri]

美 [ˈmeməri]

n.  记忆力; 记性; 记忆所及的时期; 回忆所及的范围; 回忆; 记忆

复数：memories　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.979 / COCA.891

同义词辨析

memoryrecollectionremembrancereminiscence【导航词义：记忆，回忆】

习惯用语

n.

if (my) memory serves me well, correctly, etc.
• 如果我没有记错的话
  if I remember correctly
in memory of sbto the memory of sb
• 作为对某人的纪念
  intended to show respect and remind people of sb who has died
• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
  他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
be etched on your heart/memory/mind
• 铭记在心；永志不忘；牢记心头
  if sth is etched on your memory, you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you
jog sb's memory
• 唤起某人的记忆；提醒某人
  to say or do sth that makes sb remember sth
have a memory/mind like a sieve
• 记性差；健忘
  to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily

牛津词典

noun

记忆力 ability to remember
• 记忆力；记性
  your ability to remember things
  1. I have a bad memory for names.
     我不善于记名字。
  2. People have short memories (= they soon forget) .
     人是健忘的。
  3. He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.
     谁让他失望，他总是记恨在心。
  4. She can recite the whole poem from memory .
     她能背诵全诗。
  5. He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident.
     事故之后他有几个星期失去记忆。
  6. Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.
     你肯定吗？记忆也会捉弄人的。
• 记忆所及的时期；回忆所及的范围
  the period of time that sb is able to remember events
  1. There hasn't been peace in the country in/within my memory .
     在我的记忆里，这个国家从没太平过。
  2. It was the worst storm in recent memory.
     最近能记得的风暴中，这是最厉害的一次。
  3. This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening) .
     在世的人都不记得发生过这样的事。
记忆 sth you remember
• 回忆；记忆
  a thought of sth that you remember from the past
  1. childhood memories
     童年的回忆
  2. I have vivid memories of my grandparents.
     我依然清楚地记得我的祖父母。
  3. What is your earliest memory?
     你最早能记得的是什么？
  4. The photos bring back lots of good memories .
     这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。
• 对死者的记忆
  what is remembered about sb after they have died
  1. Her memory lives on (= we still remember her) .
     我们永远怀念她。
计算机技术 computing
• 存储器；内存
  the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 记忆力;记性
  Yourmemoryis your ability to remember things.
  1. All the details of the meeting are fresh in my memory...
     我对会议的所有细节都记忆犹新。
  2. He'd a good memory for faces, and he was sure he hadn't seen her before...
     他对别人的长相过目不忘，他确信自己以前没有见过她。
  3. But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961...
     可是，对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为，这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
  4. Two major areas in which mentally retarded children require help are memory and attention.
     智障儿童主要是在记忆力和注意力这两方面需要帮助。
• N-COUNT 记忆;记忆中的事物;回忆
  Amemoryis something that you remember from the past.
  1. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back...
     她看不了那部电影，因为它会勾起一些痛苦的回忆。
  2. Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers...
     她最早的记忆是在4岁时为受伤的战士唱歌。
  3. He had happy memories of his father.
     他对父亲有着愉快的记忆。
• N-COUNT 存储器;内存
  A computer'smemoryis the part of the computer where information is stored, especially for a short time before it is transferred to disks or magnetic tapes.
  1. The data are stored in the computer's memory.
     资料存在计算机内存里。
• N-SING (对死者的)怀念，记忆
  If you talk about thememoryof someone who has died, especially someone who was loved or respected, you are referring to the thoughts, actions, and ceremonies by which they are remembered.
  1. She remained devoted to his memory...
     她对他仍十分怀念。
  2. The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
     代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。
• PHRASE 凭记忆(诵诗、奏曲等)
  If you do somethingfrom memory, for example speak the words of a poem or play a piece of music, you do it without looking at it, because you know it very well.
  1. Many members of the church sang from memory...
     许多教徒都是凭记忆唱颂歌。
  2. Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory.
     孩子们把这个词写下来蒙住，然后试着凭记忆拼出来。
• PHRASE 在人们的记忆中（最…的事情）
  If you say that something is, for example, the best, worst, or first thing of its kindin living memory, you are emphasizing that it is the only thing of that kind that people can remember.
  1. The floods are the worst in living memory...
     那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。
  2. No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive.
     在人们的记忆中，没有人从那个地方生还。
• PHRASE 失去记忆力;失忆
  If youlose your memory, you forget things that you used to know.
  1. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
     疾病使他失忆了。
• tocommitsomethingto memory→ see:commit

英英释义

noun

• an electronic memory device
  1. a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
  Synonym:computer memorystoragecomputer storagestorememory board
• the power of retaining and recalling past experience
  1. he had a good memory when he was younger
  Synonym:retentionretentivenessretentivity
• the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
  1. he can do it from memory
  2. he enjoyed remembering his father
  Synonym:remembering
• something that is remembered
  1. search as he would, the memory was lost
• the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
  1. he taught a graduate course on learning and memory

双语例句

• The floods are the worst in living memory
  那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。
• But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961
  可是，对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为，这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
• She remained devoted to his memory
  她对他仍十分怀念。
• It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.
  这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
• Her name has slipped from my memory.
  我忘记她的名字了。
• The scene will remain forever engraved on my memory.
  那情景将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。
• No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive.
  在人们的记忆中，没有人从那个地方生还。
• The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
  代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。
• She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back
  她看不了那部电影，因为它会勾起一些痛苦的回忆。
• The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
  撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。