Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1637
recall
回忆起；想起
to remember or bring something back to mind
- 1.
To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
撤回(自己的话等)；撤销(命令)。
- 2.
To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
召回、唤回(某人)至特定地点、岗位等。
- 3.
To bring back (someone) to or from a particular mental or physical state, activity etc.
使(某人)恢复至或脱离某种身心状态、活动等。
- 4.
To call back (a situation, event, etc.) to one's mind; to remember; to recollect.
将(情况、事件等)回想起来；记得；回忆起。
- 5.
To hearken back to, evoke; to be reminiscent of.
使人回想起,唤起；使人联想到。
- 6.
To call again; to call another time.
再次呼叫；另择时呼叫。
- 7.
To request or order the return of (a faulty product).
要求或命令回收(有缺陷的产品)。
召回（问题产品）；撤回；撤销；召回；叫回；使恢复；使回到；使人想起；令人联想到
In use
She recalled the day she first met her best friend.
I can't recall where I left my keys.
He recalled his grandfather's stories with great fondness.
recall sth
She could not recall his name.
她回忆不起他的名字。
recall that
He recalled that he had left the keys at home.
他想起自己把钥匙忘在家里了。
recall doing sth
I recall meeting her at a conference last year.
我记得去年在一次会议上见过她。
Connections
Collocations
- recall that
- 回想起
- I recall that we met last year.我记得我们去年见过面。
- recall doing
- 记得做过某事
- She recalled seeing him at the party.她记得在聚会上见过他。
- recall a memory
- 回忆往事
- He often recalls happy memories from his childhood.他常常回忆童年快乐往事。
- recall a product
- 召回产品
- The company recalled the defective product.公司召回了有缺陷的产品。
- recall an ambassador
- 召回大使
- The government recalled its ambassador from the country.政府召回了驻该国的大使。
- recall someone from
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re（再）+ call（呼叫）→把记忆再次呼叫出来：回忆、召回
Context & Register
表示回忆过去的事情，语域中性，多用于日常对话和书面语。
Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，后接名词或从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words ending in '-all' share the same /ɔːl/ sound as the stressed syllable in 'recall' (/rɪˈkɔːl/). Be cautious with words like 'receive' or 'recite' which start with 're-' but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.