Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #18627
Fully loadedreminisces
追忆；话旧
reminisces is the third person singular of reminisce.
recall the past
- 1.
To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
私下追忆往事,常带有深情或怀旧之情。
- 2.
To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
谈论或书写过去的记忆,尤其是愉快的记忆。
私下追忆往事,常带有深情或怀旧之情。；谈论或书写过去的记忆,尤其是愉快的记忆。；追忆说；追忆往事；话旧
In use
My grandmother often reminisces about the summer she spent by the sea.
After flipping through the photos, we sat in the living room and reminisced.
Reminiscing about high school with my cousins always makes me feel young again.
reminisce about sth
reminisce 常作不及物动词，后接 about 引出回忆的对象。
We spent the evening reminiscing about our school days.
我们整晚都在追忆学生时代。
reminisce with sb about sth
如需说明回忆的交流对象，用 with sb；可与 about sth 连用。
She reminisced with her old friends about their trip to Beijing.
她和老朋友一起回忆他们的北京之行。
reminisce that + clause
这是词典标为及物的用法，后接 that 从句，多用于书面或叙述。
Connections
Collocations
- reminisce about
- 追忆；缅怀（往事）
- We spent the evening reminiscing about our childhood.我们整晚都在追忆童年。
- reminisce over
- （边做某事边）回忆；话旧
- They reminisced over old photographs.他们对着老照片回忆往事。
- reminisce together
- 一起追忆往事
- The old friends met and reminisced together.老朋友们聚在一起追忆往事。
- reminisce fondly
- 深情地回忆；温馨地追忆
- She reminisced fondly about her time abroad.她深情地回忆自己在国外的时光。
- sit and reminisce
- 坐下来话旧
- We should sit and reminisce about the good old days.我们应该坐下来追忆美好的往日时光。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re-像“再”，mini像“迷你”，sce像“scene”：回忆就是把迷你场景再放一遍，即追忆往事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal conversation、memoir/reflective writing reminisce 多用于朋友间闲聊或回忆性的文章里，语气通常比较自然，不生硬也不粗俗；如果想说“追忆往事、话旧”，这个词在口语和书面语中都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
reminisce 的重音在最后一个音节，/nɪs/ 与 kiss、hiss、dismiss 等词的 /ɪs/ 押韵。注意拼写上以 -sce 结尾的 acquiesce、coalesce、effervesce 实际读 /ɛs/，与 -isce 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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