memory

noun

/ˈmeməri/

(plural memories)

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ability to remember记忆力

[countable, uncountable] your ability to remember things记忆力；记性

memory for something I have a bad memory for names.我不善于记名字。
People have short memories (= they soon forget).人是健忘的。
He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.谁让他失望，他总是记恨在心。
He had a great memory for detail.他对细节记忆深刻。
from memory She can recite the whole poem from memory.她能背诵全诗。
He suffered memory loss for weeks after the accident.事故发生后，他连续几周丧失记忆。
Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.你肯定吗？记忆也会捉弄人的。
The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.这些药物对她的短期记忆有严重影响。
I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it).我很快就记住了汽车的号码。
Culture is the unit of collective memory, keeping the past alive.文化是集体记忆的单位，让过去活下去。

[countable] a thought of something that you remember from the past回忆；记忆 synonym recollection

Her poems are often based on childhood memories.她的诗经常是根据童年的记忆写成的。
memory of something I have vivid memories of my grandparents.我依然清楚地记得我的祖父母。
My mother has fond memories of those days. 我母亲对那些日子有美好的回忆。
memory of doing something I have many happy memories of working there.我有许多在那里工作的快乐回忆。
The snow outside makes summer feel like a distant memory.外面的雪让夏天感觉像是遥远的记忆。
What is your earliest memory?你最早能记得的是什么？
The photos bring back lots of good memories.这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。
This music evokes painful memories. 这音乐唤起痛苦的回忆。

[countable, uncountable] the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information存储器；内存；记忆体

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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

verb + memory

memory + noun

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor ‘mindful, remembering’.

Idioms

be etched on your heart/memory/mind

if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you铭记在心；永志不忘；牢记心头

have a memory/mind like a sieve

if (my) memory serves me well, correctly, etc.

in memory of somebody | to the memory of somebody

intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died作为对某人的纪念
- He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
- The statue was erected to the memory of my father.这座雕像是为了纪念我父亲而建造的。

jog somebody’s memory

to say or do something that makes somebody remember something唤起某人的记忆；提醒某人
- Maybe these letters will help to jog your memory.也许这些信会有助于唤起你的记忆。