memory

noun

记忆力 ability to remember

1. 记忆力；记性
   your ability to remember things
   1. I have a bad memory for names.
      我不善于记名字。
   2. People have short memories (= they soon forget) .
      人是健忘的。
   3. He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.
      谁让他失望，他总是记恨在心。
   4. She can recite the whole poem from memory .
      她能背诵全诗。
   5. He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident.
      事故之后他有几个星期失去记忆。
   6. Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.
      你肯定吗？记忆也会捉弄人的。
2. 记忆所及的时期；回忆所及的范围
   the period of time that sb is able to remember events
   1. There hasn't been peace in the country in/within my memory .
      在我的记忆里，这个国家从没太平过。
   2. It was the worst storm in recent memory.
      最近能记得的风暴中，这是最厉害的一次。
   3. This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening) .
      在世的人都不记得发生过这样的事。

记忆 sth you remember

3. 回忆；记忆
   a thought of sth that you remember from the past
   1. childhood memories
      童年的回忆
   2. I have vivid memories of my grandparents.
      我依然清楚地记得我的祖父母。
   3. What is your earliest memory?
      你最早能记得的是什么？
   4. The photos bring back lots of good memories .
      这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。
4. 对死者的记忆
   what is remembered about sb after they have died
   1. Her memory lives on (= we still remember her) .
      我们永远怀念她。

计算机技术 computing

5. 存储器；内存
   the part of a computer where information is stored; the amount of space in a computer for storing information

1. N-VAR 记忆力;记性
   Your memory is your ability to remember things.
   1. All the details of the meeting are fresh in my memory...
      我对会议的所有细节都记忆犹新。
   2. He'd a good memory for faces, and he was sure he hadn't seen her before...
      他对别人的长相过目不忘，他确信自己以前没有见过她。
   3. But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961...
      可是，对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为，这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
   4. Two major areas in which mentally retarded children require help are memory and attention.
      智障儿童主要是在记忆力和注意力这两方面需要帮助。
2. N-COUNT 记忆;记忆中的事物;回忆
   A memory is something that you remember from the past.
   1. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back...
      她看不了那部电影，因为它会勾起一些痛苦的回忆。
   2. Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers...
      她最早的记忆是在4岁时为受伤的战士唱歌。
   3. He had happy memories of his father.
      他对父亲有着愉快的记忆。
3. N-COUNT 存储器;内存
   A computer's memory is the part of the computer where information is stored, especially for a short time before it is transferred to disks or magnetic tapes.
   1. The data are stored in the computer's memory.
      资料存在计算机内存里。
4. N-SING (对死者的)怀念，记忆
   If you talk about the memory of someone who has died, especially someone who was loved or respected, you are referring to the thoughts, actions, and ceremonies by which they are remembered.
   1. She remained devoted to his memory...
      她对他仍十分怀念。
   2. The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
      代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。
5. PHRASE 凭记忆(诵诗、奏曲等)
   If you do something from memory, for example speak the words of a poem or play a piece of music, you do it without looking at it, because you know it very well.
   1. Many members of the church sang from memory...
      许多教徒都是凭记忆唱颂歌。
   2. Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory.
      孩子们把这个词写下来蒙住，然后试着凭记忆拼出来。
6. PHRASE 在人们的记忆中（最…的事情）
   If you say that something is, for example, the best, worst, or first thing of its kind in living memory, you are emphasizing that it is the only thing of that kind that people can remember.
   1. The floods are the worst in living memory...
      那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。
   2. No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive.
      在人们的记忆中，没有人从那个地方生还。
7. PHRASE 失去记忆力;失忆
   If you lose your memory, you forget things that you used to know.
   1. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
      疾病使他失忆了。
8. to commit something to memory → see: commit

1. Their memory of what happened has dimmed
   他们对所发生事情的记忆变得模糊了。
2. The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.
   撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。
3. More and more her memory and all her thoughts fastened on one event
   她越来越多地把记忆和心思都集中在一件事上。
4. The skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory
   天空中穹顶与尖塔的轮廓深深刻在了我的记忆中。
5. Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched
   他们在记忆力和空间技能方面势均力敌。
6. All the details of the meeting are fresh in my memory
   我对会议的所有细节都记忆犹新。
7. He'd a good memory for faces, and he was sure he hadn't seen her before
   他对别人的长相过目不忘，他确信自己以前没有见过她。
8. But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961
   可是，对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为，这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
9. Two major areas in which mentally retarded children require help are memory and attention.
   智障儿童主要是在记忆力和注意力这两方面需要帮助。
10. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back
    她看不了那部电影，因为它会勾起一些痛苦的回忆。
11. Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers
    她最早的记忆是在4岁时为受伤的战士唱歌。
12. He had happy memories of his father.
    他对父亲有着愉快的记忆。
13. The data are stored in the computer's memory.
    资料存在计算机内存里。
14. She remained devoted to his memory
    她对他仍十分怀念。
15. The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.
    代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。
16. Many members of the church sang from memory
    许多教徒都是凭记忆唱颂歌。
17. Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory.
    孩子们把这个词写下来蒙住，然后试着凭记忆拼出来。
18. The floods are the worst in living memory
    那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。
19. No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive.
    在人们的记忆中，没有人从那个地方生还。
20. His illness caused him to lose his memory.
    疾病使他失忆了。
21. The obsessive thoughts became so omnipresent that her memory was affected.
    这些强迫性念头变得无时不在，以至影响到了她的记忆。
22. Streams had run dry for the first time in memory.
    记忆中，小溪第一次干涸了。
23. Waite's memory of that first meeting was vague.
    韦特对第一次见面的记忆很模糊。
24. Her name has slipped from my memory.
    我忘记她的名字了。
25. Time had wiped her image from his memory.
    时间把她的形象从他的记忆中抹去了。
26. It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.
    这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
27. They set up a bronze statue [ monument] to his memory.
    他们立了一座铜像[纪念碑]纪念他。
28. This visit will always remain in my memory.
    这次访问将永远留在我的记忆中。
29. This has been the hottest summer within my memory.
    就我记忆所及，这是最热的一个夏天。
30. The scene will remain forever engraved on my memory.
    那情景将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。

  memory recollection remembrance reminiscence【导航词义：记忆，回忆】

  memory n. 回忆，记忆

〔辨析〕指对过去的人、地方或经历的记忆，通常用复数。

  recollection n. 〈正式〉记忆中的往事；想起，记起

〔辨析〕指对往昔之事的记忆，也指记起某事的行为。

  remembrance n. 〈正式〉记忆，回忆；纪念

〔辨析〕指对人或事的记忆，或对已逝之人的悼念。

  reminiscence n. 回忆往事的谈话，回忆录

〔辨析〕指对往事的回忆，可以是口头的，也可以是书面的，常用复数。

n.

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

• 如果我没有记错的话
  if I remember correctly

in memory of sb

to the memory of sb

• 作为对某人的纪念
  intended to show respect and remind people of sb who has died
  1. 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。

be etched on your heart/memory/mind

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

jog sb's memory

• 唤起某人的记忆；提醒某人
  to say or do sth that makes sb remember sth

have a memory/mind like a sieve

• 记性差；健忘
  to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily

noun

1. an electronic memory device
   1. a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

   Synonym:    computer memorystoragecomputer storagestorememory board

2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
   1. he had a good memory when he was younger

   Synonym:    retentionretentivenessretentivity

3. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
   1. he can do it from memory
   2. he enjoyed remembering his father

   Synonym:    remembering

4. something that is remembered
   1. search as he would, the memory was lost

5. the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
   1. he taught a graduate course on learning and memory