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retrospecting
回顾；回想
retrospecting is the present participle of retrospect.
核心释义
to look back at or reflect on past events
- 1.
回顾；反思。
To look or refer back to; to reflect on.
回顾；反思。；回顾；追忆
用法In use
After the project ended, the team retrospected on their successes and failures.
用法提示：retrospected 是动词过去式，表示回顾、反思。
He often retrospects on his childhood with fondness.
用法提示：retrospects 是动词第三人称单数形式，表示回顾。
While retrospecting about her travels, she smiled.
用法提示：retrospecting 是动词的现在分词形式，表示正在回顾。
retrospect on sth
He often retrospects on his childhood.
他经常回顾他的童年。
retrospect upon sth
upon 更为正式
She retrospected upon the mistakes she made.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- retrospect the past
- 回顾过去
- This essay attempts to retrospect the past from a personal perspective.这篇文章试图从个人角度回顾过去。
- retrospect on one's choices
- 反思自己的选择
- It is wise to retrospect on one's choices before making a new commitment.在做出新的承诺之前，反思自己的选择是明智的。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in retrospect
- 回顾过去；事后看来In retrospect, I should have listened to your advice.事后看来，我当初应该听从你的建议。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象自己戴着 retro 风格的眼镜(spectacles) 回望过去，记住 retrospect = 回顾反思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discourse、historical reflection 作为动词，retrospect 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式讨论中，日常口语更常用 look back 或 reflect on。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling and final sound -spect /spekt/, but none rhymes with 'retrospect' because their stressed syllables or vowels differ. 'Inspect', 'respect', and 'suspect' (verb) stress the second syllable, while 'aspect', 'prospect', 'circumspect', and 'retrospect' stress the first. Also note that 'prospect' is /ˈprɒspekt/ in British English but often /ˈprɑːspekt/ in American English.
用法优先级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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