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? 对不起，我忘了你的名字。提醒我一下好吗？ That (= what you have just said, done, etc.) reminds me, I must get some cash. 那倒提醒了我，我得带上一些现金。 ‘You need to finish that essay.’ ‘Don't remind me (= I don't want to think about it).’ “你要完成那篇论文。” “别提啦！” - remind somebody/yourself about/of something
‘Don't forget the camera.’ ‘Remind me about it nearer the time.’ “别忘了带相机。” “到时候再提醒我一下。” I loved her and wanted to remind her of that. 我爱她，想提醒她这一点。 Your advertisements should remind people of your great location. 你的广告应该提醒人们你的位置很好。 - remind somebody/yourself to do something
Remind me to phone Alan before I go out. 提醒我在出去之前给艾伦打电话。 - remind somebody/yourself (that)…
Passengers are reminded that smoking is not allowed on this train. 乘客们被提醒在这列火车上不允许吸烟。 The paper reminded its readers that 4,500 soldiers were killed on the first day of the Normandy landings. 该报提醒读者，诺曼底登陆的第一天就有4500名士兵阵亡。 Members are reminded that the club's annual general meeting will take place on Thursday. 请成员们注意，俱乐部的年度大会将于星期四举行。 The bathroom mirror constantly reminds me that I am getting old. 浴室的镜子不断提醒我，我老了。 He likes to remind everyone that he is a US senator. 他喜欢提醒大家他是美国参议员。 I have to keep reminding myself that things could be much worse. 我必须不断提醒自己，事情可能会更糟。 - remind somebody/yourself what, how, etc…
Can someone remind me what I should do next? 谁能告诉我下一步该做什么？ - remind somebody/yourself + speech
‘You had an accident,’ he reminded her. 他提醒她道：“你出过一次事故了。”
Extra ExamplesI called to remind him about the party. 我打电话提醒过他那个聚会。 I quickly reminded him that I had said ‘maybe’. 我迅速提醒他，我之前说的是“可能”。 I simply remind them that the choice is theirs. 我只是提醒他们，选择权在他们自己手上。 Reading the note suddenly reminded me of my appointment with Angela. 看笔记时，我突然记起与安杰拉的约会。 She gently reminded him that the baby was getting cold and should be taken indoors. 她轻声提醒他宝宝冷了，应该抱回屋里了。 She looked at her watch to remind him of the time. 她看了看表，意在提醒他注意时间。 The terrorist attack painfully reminded the Americans that they are vulnerable even at home. 恐怖袭击以一种痛苦的方式提醒了美国人，即使在国内他们也是容易受到攻击的。 I'm sure I don't need to remind you that we have lost our last ten games. 相信我不必提醒你们，我们已经输掉最近的 10 场比赛了。
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