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| 1 | C something that you remember 记住的事情；记忆 |
| The memory of that night is still clear in his mind. 那天晚上的记忆在他的脑海中仍然非常清晰。 |
| +of I don’ t have very fond memories of my school days. 学生时代没有给我留下非常美好的回忆。 |
| a vivid memory (=a very clear memory) What are your most vivid memories of that period? 清晰的记忆 |
| | 1a | singular the ability to remember things 记忆力 | | a memory test 记忆力测试 | | He searched his memory but couldn’ t recall where he’ d seen her before. 他尽量回忆，但记不起以前在哪里见过她。 | | Your memory tends to get worse as you get older. 随着年龄增大，你的记忆力会逐渐衰退。 | | My memory was playing tricks on me (=I was not remembering things correctly) . 我的记忆力开始不济了。 | | have a good/bad memory for sth (=usually be able or not be able to remember something) I’ ve never had a very good memory for names. 通常能记住/通常记不住 | | short-term/long-term memory (=what you can remember from the recent or distant past) The drug has been shown to bring improvements in short-term memory. 短期/长期记忆 | |
| | 1b | singular the fact that people remember a particular person or event 回忆 | | Her memory will live on for ever (=people will always remember her) . 人们将永远记住她。 | | A small monument was erected to the memory of those who died. 竖起了一座小纪念碑悼念那些死者。 | |
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| 2 | C the part of a computer in which information , instructions, and programs are stored （计算机的）存储器 |
| | 2a | C/U the size of this part of a computer 存储量 | | This particular model has 256 megabytes of memory. 这种型号有256兆字节的存储量。 | |
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| - | do sth from memory
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| to do something that you remember learning in the past but have not done recently |
| 凭记忆做某事 |
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| The three of us sang the whole song from memory. 我们3个人凭记忆唱了整首歌。 |
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| - | have a memory like a sieve
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| to not be able to remember things well |
| 记不住事情 |
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| - | if my memory serves me (well/right/correctly) spoken
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| used for saying that you think you have remembered something correctly |
| 如果我记得不错 |
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| He was mayor from 1945 to 1949, if my memory serves me correctly. 如果我记得不错，他从1945年至1949年当过市长。 |
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| - | in living memory
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| as far back in time as people can remember |
| 在人们的记忆中 |
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| This was the biggest earthquake in living memory. 在人们的记忆中，这是最大的一场地震。 |
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| - | in memory of sb
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| in honour of someone who has died, so that people will remember them |
| 为纪念某人 |
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| The film was made in memory of his grandfather. 这部电影是为纪念他祖父而拍摄的。 |
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| - | a trip/walk down memory lane informal
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| an occasion when people remember or talk about things that happened in the past |
| 忆旧；回忆往事 |
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| Words frequently used with memory | | memory 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | abiding, fond, happy, painful, treasured, vivid, | 1 | | verbs | arouse, evoke, recall, rekindle, revive, stir, trigger, | 1 | | | |
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