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recollect sth
recollect sth 表示“回忆起某事”，常用于否定句或疑问句。
I can't recollect her name.
我想不起她的名字。
回忆起；想起
Recollects — third person singular of recollect
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回忆起；想起
to bring past events or thoughts back into your mind; to remember
I can't recollect her name.
我想不起她的名字。
回忆；重新整理思绪,尤指关于过去的事情。
To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
使自己镇定下来。
To compose oneself.
recollect
Base
原形
recollects
3rd person
第三人称单数
recollecting
-ing
现在分词
recollected
Past
过去式
recollected
Past participle
过去分词
I often recollect my childhood.
我经常回忆起我的童年。
She recollected the details yesterday.
她昨天回忆起了细节。
They have recollected that event.
他们已经回忆起了那件事。
常规动词
I can't recollect where I left my keys.
我记不起把钥匙放在哪里了。
She recollected meeting him at a conference last year.
她记起去年在一次会议上见过他。
He is trying to recollect the details of the accident.
他正努力回忆事故的细节。
recollect sth 表示“回忆起某事”，常用于否定句或疑问句。
I can't recollect her name.
我想不起她的名字。
recollect doing sth 表示“记得做过某事”，后接动名词。
She recollects meeting him years ago.
她记得多年前见过他。
recollect that 从句表示“回忆起……”。
He recollected that he had left the keys at home.
他想起把钥匙落在家里了。
recollect oneself 表示“镇定下来，使自己平静”。
He paused to recollect himself before speaking.
他停顿了一下，定了定神才开口。
Not this
I don't recollect to meet her before.
Use this
I don't recollect meeting her before.
recollect 表示“记得”时，后接动名词表示回忆已做的事，不接不定式；不定式“记得要做”是 remember 的用法。
Not this
I can't recollect of where I put the key.
Use this
I can't recollect where I put the key.
recollect 是及物动词，直接带宾语或从句，不要加介词 of。
Not this
The photos recollect me of my childhood.
Use this
The photos remind me of my childhood.
recollect 的主语只能是人，表示“自己回忆起”；“某物使人想起”要用 remind ... of ...。
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回忆起细节
She tried to recollect the details of the conversation.
她努力回忆那次谈话的细节。
想起一个名字
I can't recollect her name right now.
我现在想不起她的名字。
记得见过某人
I don't recollect seeing you at the party.
我不记得在聚会上见过你。
回忆过去
She often recollects the past with her grandmother.
她经常和祖母一起回忆过去。
使自己镇定下来
He took a deep breath to recollect himself.
他深吸一口气让自己镇定下来。
使自己镇定下来；重新集中注意力
She paused for a moment to recollect herself before continuing her speech.
她停了一下使自己镇定下来，然后继续演讲。
就我所能记起的；据我记得
As far as I can recollect, we have never met before.
据我记得，我们以前从未见过面。
如果我没记错的话
If I recollect correctly, the train leaves at six o'clock.
如果我没记错的话，火车六点开。
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把recollect想成re-collect（重新收集）：把记忆或思绪重新收集起来。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、memoirs and reminiscence、literary narrative recollect 多用于正式或书面语境；表示“回忆起”时比 remember 更正式，recollect oneself 则表示“使自己镇定”，比较常见于文学作品或正式叙述中。
recollect 是及物动词，后接名词、动名词或that从句。
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