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memory

noun
 OPAL S
🔊/ˈmeməri/
🔊/ˈmeməri/
(plural memories)
Idioms
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    ability to remember记忆力

  1.  
     [countable, uncountable] your ability to remember things记忆力；记性
    • memory for something I have a bad memory for names.我不善于记名字。🔊🔊
    • People have short memories (= they soon forget).人是健忘的。🔊🔊
    • He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.谁让他失望，他总是记恨在心。🔊🔊
    • He had a great memory for detail.他对细节记忆深刻。
    • from memory She can recite the whole poem from memory.她能背诵全诗。🔊🔊
    • He suffered memory loss for weeks after the accident.事故发生后的数周中，他记忆力减退。
    • Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.你肯定吗？记忆也会捉弄人的。🔊🔊
    • The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.这些药物严重影响了她的短期记忆。
    • I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it).我很快将汽车的编号提交到内存中。
    • Culture is the unit of collective memory, keeping the past alive.文化是集体记忆的单元，可以使过去活着。
    see also photographic memory
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • good
    • long
    • …
    verb + memory
    • jog
    • refresh
    • lose
    • …
    preposition
    • from memory
    • memory for
    phrases
    • in living memory
    • in recent memory
    • if memory serves
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [uncountable] the period of time that a person or group of people is able to remember events记忆所及的时期；回忆所及的范围
    • in… memory There hasn’t been peace in the country in my memory.我记忆中该国没有和平。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • within… memory This hasn't happened within living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it).这在活着的记忆中还没有发生。
    see also folk memory
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • good
    • long
    • …
    verb + memory
    • jog
    • refresh
    • lose
    • …
    preposition
    • from memory
    • memory for
    phrases
    • in living memory
    • in recent memory
    • if memory serves
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    something you remember记住的事

  3.  
     [countable] a thought of something that you remember from the past回忆；记忆 synonym recollection
    • Her poems are often based on childhood memories.她的诗常常以儿时的回忆为基础。
    • memory of something I have vivid memories of my grandparents.我依然清楚地记得我的祖父母。🔊🔊
    • My mother has fond memories of those days. 我母亲怀念那些日子。
    • memory of doing something I have many happy memories of working there.我有很多在那工作的美好回忆。
    • The snow outside makes summer feel like a distant memory.外面的雪使夏天像遥远的回忆。
    • What is your earliest memory?你最早能记得的是什么？🔊🔊
    • The photos bring back lots of good memories.这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。🔊🔊
    • This music evokes painful memories. 这种音乐唤起了痛苦的回忆。
    see also false memory
    Extra Examples
    • The simple melody evokes fond memories of childhood.简单的旋律唤起了童年的美好回忆。
    • We laughed and shared memories of Ella and Jake growing up.我们笑了，分享了埃拉和杰克成长的记忆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • childhood
    • early
    • dim
    • …
    verb + memory
    • have
    • bring back
    • evoke
    • …
    memory + verb
    • come flooding back
    • flood back
    • flood somebody’s mind
    • …
    preposition
    • at the memory
    • in memory of
    • memory from
    • …
    phrases
    • in loving memory
    See full entry
  4. [uncountable] (formal) what is remembered about somebody after they have died对死者的记忆
    • Her memory lives on (= we still remember her).我们永远怀念她。🔊🔊
    • Their behaviour insults the memory of those who died for this country.他们的行为侮辱了为这个国家而死的人们的记忆。
    • They held a feast to honour the memory of Patroclus, his slain comrade.他们举行了盛宴，以纪念他被杀的同志帕特罗克洛斯。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • childhood
    • early
    • dim
    • …
    verb + memory
    • have
    • bring back
    • evoke
    • …
    memory + verb
    • come flooding back
    • flood back
    • flood somebody’s mind
    • …
    preposition
    • at the memory
    • in memory of
    • memory from
    • …
    phrases
    • in loving memory
    See full entry
    5.

    computing计算机技术

  5.  
     [countable, uncountable] the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information存储器；内存；记忆体
    • 32 gigabytes of memory32 GB的内存
    • Have you got enough memory available to run the program?你有足够的内存运行这一程序吗？
    Wordfinder
    see also flash memory, RAM, random-access memory, read-only memory, virtual memoryTopics Computersa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • computer
    • system
    • cache
    • …
    verb + memory
    • expand
    • take up
    memory + noun
    • stick
    • drive
    • slot
    • …
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    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor ‘mindful, remembering’.
Idioms
be etched on your heart/memory/mind
  1. if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you 铭记在心；永志不忘；牢记心头
have a memory/mind like a sieve
  1. (informal) to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily记性差；健忘
if (my) memory serves me well, correctly, etc.
  1. if I remember correctly如果我没有记错的话
in memory of somebody | to the memory of somebody
  1. intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died作为对某人的纪念
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • The statue was erected to the memory of my father.该雕像是为纪念父亲而竖立的。
jog somebody’s memory
  1. to say or do something that makes somebody remember something唤起某人的记忆；提醒某人
    • Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory.也许这些信件将有助于您的记忆。