remind
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they remind | |
| he / she / it reminds | |
| past simple reminded | |
| past participle reminded | |
| -ing form reminding |
to help somebody remember something, especially something important that they must do 提醒；使想起 - remind somebody/yourself
I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name. Can you remind me? 對不起，我忘了你的名字。提醒我一下好嗎？ That (= what you have just said, done, etc.) reminds me, I must get some cash. 那倒提醒了我，我得帶上一些現金。 ‘You need to finish that essay.’ ‘Don't remind me (= I don't want to think about it).’ “你要完成那篇論文。” “别提啦！” - remind somebody/yourself about/of something
‘Don't forget the camera.’ ‘Remind me about it nearer the time.’ “别忘了帶相機。” “到時候再提醒我一下。” I loved her and wanted to remind her of that. 我愛她，想提醒她這一點。 Your advertisements should remind people of your great location. 你的廣告應該提醒人們你的位置很好。 - remind somebody/yourself to do something
Remind me to phone Alan before I go out. 提醒我在出去之前給艾倫打電話。 - remind somebody/yourself (that)…
Passengers are reminded that smoking is not allowed on this train. 乘客們被提醒在這列火車上不允許吸煙。 The paper reminded its readers that 4,500 soldiers were killed on the first day of the Normandy landings. 該報提醒讀者，諾曼底登陸的第一天就有4500名士兵陣亡。 Members are reminded that the club's annual general meeting will take place on Thursday. 請成員們注意，俱樂部的年度大會將於星期四舉行。 The bathroom mirror constantly reminds me that I am getting old. 浴室的鏡子不斷提醒我，我老了。 He likes to remind everyone that he is a US senator. 他喜歡提醒大家他是美國參議員。 I have to keep reminding myself that things could be much worse. 我必須不斷提醒自己，事情可能會更糟。 - remind somebody/yourself what, how, etc…
Can someone remind me what I should do next? 誰能告訴我下一步該做什麽？ - remind somebody/yourself + speech
‘You had an accident,’ he reminded her. 他提醒她道：“你出過一次事故了。”
Extra ExamplesI called to remind him about the party. 我打電話提醒過他那個聚會。 I quickly reminded him that I had said ‘maybe’. 我迅速提醒他，我之前說的是“可能”。 I simply remind them that the choice is theirs. 我只是提醒他們，選擇權在他們自己手上。 Reading the note suddenly reminded me of my appointment with Angela. 看筆記時，我突然記起與安傑拉的約會。 She gently reminded him that the baby was getting cold and should be taken indoors. 她輕聲提醒他寶寶冷了，應該抱回屋裏了。 She looked at her watch to remind him of the time. 她看了看表，意在提醒他注意時間。 The terrorist attack painfully reminded the Americans that they are vulnerable even at home. 恐怖襲擊以一種痛苦的方式提醒了美國人，即使在國内他們也是容易受到攻擊的。 I'm sure I don't need to remind you that we have lost our last ten games. 相信我不必提醒你們，我們已經輸掉最近的 10 場比賽了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- always
- constantly
- continually
- …
- not have to
- not need to
- serve to
- …
- about
- of
- keep reminding somebody
- forcefully
- forcibly
- strongly
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from re- ‘again’ + the verb mind, probably suggested by obsolete rememorate, in the same sense.- remind somebody/yourself