詞彙精選：recall的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

召回，喚回 [U,C]

例句：

The recall of the general could mean he had lost the battle.

召回將軍一事可能意味着他打了敗仗。

例句：

The recall shows that people who prepare meats for sale must be very careful.

這次食品召回表明，那些從事銷售肉類加工的人必須非常小心。

回想，回憶；記憶力 [U]

例句：

He has instant recall.

他記憶力強。

例句：

My powers of recall are not what they were.

我的記憶力已大不如前。

收回；撤銷；取消 [U,C]

罷免；罷免權 [U,C]

例句：

Elected judges may be removed by a recall vote.

由選舉產生的法官可經投票罷免

【軍】歸隊號聲 [C]

v.

回憶起，回想 [I,T]

例句：

I can't recall how to do it.

我回憶不起這是怎麼做的了。

例句：

I can recall stories that my mother told me years ago.

母親多年前給我講的故事，我仍能記得。

召回，收回 [T]

例句：

Recall your messenger.

召回你的使者。

例句：

The auto-makers recalled a lot of cars that were unsafe.

汽車製造商召回許多不安全的車輛。

撤銷；取消 [T]

例句：

She recalled her promise.

她取消了約言。

使復甦，使恢復 [T]

例句：

The dead can not be recalled to life.

死者不能復活。

二、詞義辨析：

memorize,remember,recall,recollect,remind

這些動詞均有“記憶，記住，回憶”之意。memorize指有意識的下功夫把某事的整個細節都記在腦子裏。remember含義較廣，多指無意識地回憶起往事，也可指通過主觀努力去記憶。recall比remember文雅，指想方設法回憶已經遺忘之事。recollect指在記憶中搜索，設法想起一時想不起的事情或人，強調過程。remind指經某人或某事的提醒而回憶起某件已遺忘之事。

三、參考例句：

Recall your messenger.

召回你的使者。

It's gone beyond recall.

這已經不能撤銷了。

I often recall my childhood.

我時常回想起我的童年時代。

I can't recall the exact circumstances.

我回憶不起確切的情況。

I can recall exactly what happened next.

我完全可以回憶起接下來發生了什麼。

I recall every detail of the party.

我回想起聚會的每一個細節。

He tries to recall his wife.

他試圖回憶起他的妻子。

I cannot recall where I met you.

我記不得哪裏見過你。

I can't recall his name.

我想不起他的名字了。

I recall her giving me the key.

我記得她給過我那把鑰匙。