mention
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they mention | |
| he / she / it mentions | |
| past simple mentioned | |
| past participle mentioned | |
| -ing form mentioning |
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to write or speak about something/somebody, especially without giving much information 提到；写到；说到 - mention something/somebody
Sorry, I won't mention it again. 对不起，我再也不提它了。 The newspaper failed to mention a word of Johnson's speech. 报纸没有提到约翰逊的一句话。 The doctor mentioned the possibility of going to Nairobi for special treatment. 医生提到去内罗毕接受特殊治疗的可能性。 The disease is rarely mentioned by Western media. 西方媒体很少提到这种疾病。 Now that you mention it, she did seem to be in a strange mood. 既然你说到这事儿，她确实好像情绪不大对。 - mention something/somebody to somebody
Nobody mentioned anything to me about it. 没人跟我提过这事儿。 - mention where, why, etc…
Did she mention where she was going? 她有没有说起她要去哪儿？ - mention that…
You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad. 你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外。 He failed to mention that he was the one who started the fight. 他没提是他先动手打人的。 - mention doing something
Did I mention going to see Vicky on Sunday? 我说过周日要去看望维基了吗？ - mention something/somebody in something
The cruise visits most places mentioned in the article. 邮轮游览了文章中提到的大多数地方。
Synonyms mentionmentionsee also above-mentioned, aforementioned- refer to somebody/something
- speak
- cite
- quote
- mention to write or speak about something/somebody, especially without giving much information:
Nobody mentioned anything to me about it. 没人跟我提过这事。
- refer to somebody/something (rather formal
) to mention or speak about somebody/something: 指提到、谈及、说起： I promised not to refer to the matter again. 我答应过再不提这事了。
- speak to mention or describe somebody/something:
Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame. 目击者都谈到有个大火球。
- cite (formal
) to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying: 指提及（原因）、举出（示例）证明： He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown. 他提到巨大的工作负荷是导致他精神崩溃的原因。
- quote to mention an example of something to support what you are saying:
Can you quote me an instance of when this happened? 你能否给我举例说明一下发生这事的情况？
cite or quote? 用 cite 还是 quote？ - to mention/refer to/speak of/cite/quote somebody/something as somebody/something
- to mention/refer to/cite/quote a(n) example/instance/case of something
- frequently/often mentioned/referred to/spoken of/cited/quoted
- the example mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted above/earlier/previously
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing formsExtra ExamplesAlthough she didn't actually mention the move, I am sure that was in her mind. 虽然那时她没有真正提到搬家，但我相信她在考虑这件事。 Incidents like those mentioned above are becoming more common. 像上面提到的那些事件越来越普遍了。 Did I mention the fact that I'm now single? 我说起过我现在是单身吗？ He avoided mentioning his family. 他闭口不提他的家庭。 In the example mentioned above, either method of construction could have been used. 在上面提到的例子中，可能采用了两种中的任一种建造方法。 He only mentioned his work in passing. 他只是顺带提到了他的工作。 She didn't mention the economy in her speech. 她在演讲中没有提及经济。 He was the first to publicly mention this. 他是第一个公开提及此事的人。 My name wasn't mentioned at all. 根本就没有提到我的名字。 Wounded in action, he was twice mentioned in dispatches. 因为在作战中受伤，他曾两次在战报中受到表扬。 I just never thought to mention it to you. 我就从来没想着要对你说起这事。 Please don't mention this to Sally. 请不要对萨莉提这件事。 Next spring has been mentioned as a possible time for the event. 有人提到说明年春天可能举办这一活动。 I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad. 我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。 Did he happen to mention putting you in his will? 他可曾说起把你写进他遗嘱的事？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- already
- earlier
- just
- …
- not bother to
- fail to
- forget to
- …
- as
- in
- in connection with
- …
- avoid mentioning somebody/something
- be worth mentioning something
- mentioned above
- …
- mention something/somebody
- mention something/somebody (as something/somebody)
to refer to somebody/something as being interesting, especially as a possible candidate for a job or position 提及；说起；写上一笔
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in make mention of): via Old French from Latin mentio(n-); related to mind.
Idioms
don’t mention it
- (informal)
used as a polite answer when somebody has thanked you for something （别人道谢时回答）不客气
not to mention