memory UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun ABILITY TO REMEMBER 记忆的能力 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■the ability to remember information, experiences and people 记忆力,记性•a good/bad memory好/差的记性 •After the accident he suffered from loss of memory/memory loss.意外发生之后,他丧失了记忆力。 •She has an excellent memory for names (= She can remember names easily).她特别善于记名字。 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun EVENT REMEMBERED 记住的事情 ESSENTIAL countable ■something that you remember from the past 记忆,回忆•I have vivid memories of that evening.我对那晚仍记忆犹新。 •That tune really brings back memories (= makes me remember past events).那首乐曲真的使我想起往事。 •School is just a dim/distant memory for me now (= something I cannot remember very well).学校生活现在对我来说只是一种模糊的记忆/遥远的往事了。 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun COMPUTER 电脑 countable usually singular uncountable ■the part of a computer in which information or programs are stored either permanently or temporarily, or the amount of space available on it for storing information (电脑的)记忆体,储存量•My computer has a gigabyte of memory.我的电脑有1千兆的记忆体。 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun from memory ADVANCED ■If you say something, such as a poem, or sing a song from memory, you speak or sing without looking at any words or music. 凭记忆 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun have a memory like an elephant ■to be able to remember things easily and for a long period of time 有惊人的记忆力 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun in memory of sb ADVANCED ■as a way of remembering someone who has died 为纪念(某人)•A service was held in memory of those who had died in the fighting.举行了一个追悼仪式以纪念在战斗中阵亡的人。 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun take a stroll / trip / walk down memory lane ■to remember happy times in the past 追忆往昔 UK ['mem.ər.i] US [-ɚ-] noun within your memory ■at a time that you are able to remember 在(某人)的记忆中•Women had gained the vote within my grandmother's memory.从我祖母记事时起,女性就已获得了投票权。 |