recall

verb

1. 记起；回忆起；回想起
   to remember sth
   1. She could not recall his name.
      她想不起他的名字。
   2. If I recall correctly, he lives in Luton.
      如果我没记错的话，他住在卢顿。
   3. I can't recall meeting her before.
      我想不起来以前曾经见过她。
   4. He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays.
      他回想起她星期三总是很晚回家。
   5. Can you recall exactly what happened?
      你能记起到底发生了什么事吗？
2. 使想起；使想到；勾起
   to make sb think of sth
   1. The poem recalls Eliot's ‘The Waste Land’.
      这首诗令人想起艾略特的《荒原》。
3. 召回
   to order sb to return
   1. Both countries recalled their ambassadors.
      两个国家都召回了各自的大使。
   2. He was recalled to military duty.
      他被召回执行军事任务。
   3. They have both been recalled to the Welsh squad (= selected as members of the team after a time when they were not selected) .
      他们俩都被重新召回了威尔士队。
4. 收回，召回（残损货品等）
   to ask for sth to be returned, often because there is sth wrong with it
   1. The company has recalled all the faulty hairdryers.
      公司回收了所有有问题的吹风机。

noun

1. 记忆力；记性
   the ability to remember sth that you have learned or sth that has happened in the past
   1. She has amazing powers of recall.
      她有惊人的记忆力。
   2. to have instant recall (= to be able to remember sth immediately)
      有快速记忆的能力
   3. to have total recall (= to be able to remember all the details of sth)
      记得所有细节
2. 召回令；回归请求；回收令
   an official order or request for sb/sth to return, or for sth to be given back
   1. Thomas's recall to the Welsh team
      让托马斯回归威尔士队的要求

The verb is pronounced /rɪ'kɔːl/. The noun is pronounced /'riːkɔːl/. 动词读作/rɪ'kɔːl/。名词读作/'riːkɔːl/。


1. VERB 记起;回想起;回忆说
   When you recall something, you remember it and tell others about it.
   1. Henderson recalled that he first met Pollard during a business trip to Washington...
      亨德森记起他第一次见到波拉德是在一次去华盛顿出差的时候。
   2. Her teacher recalled: 'She was always on about modelling.'...
      她的老师回忆说：“她那时老是说要当模特。”
   3. Colleagues today recall with humor how meetings would crawl into the early morning hours...
      同事们现在回忆起会议总是慢吞吞地一直开到第二天凌晨的情景，都把它当作一番笑谈。
   4. I recalled the way they had been dancing together...
      我回忆起他们一起跳舞时的情景。
   5. I have no idea what she said, something about airline travel, I seem to recall.
      我记不得她说什么了，好像是坐飞机旅行什么的，如果我没记错的话。
2. VERB （用于引出双方都已意识到的事）记得
   You can say as I recall ,you might recall, or you will recall to someone that you are talking to when you want to mention something that you are both already aware of which is relevant to the discussion.
   1. As I recall, you're not on the board, Joe; you're only a minor shareholder...
      我记得你并没有进董事会，乔，你只是一个小股东而已。
   2. You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has come about.
      你还记得我警告过你时局会出现动荡吧。现在看来，几乎我预测的每件事都发生了。
3. N-UNCOUNT 记性;记忆力
   Recall is the ability to remember something that has happened in the past or the act of remembering it.
   1. He had a good memory, and total recall of her spoken words.
      他记忆力很好，她当时说的话他全都记得起来。
4. VERB 召回;叫回
   If you are recalled to your home, country, or the place where you work, you are ordered to return there.
   1. Spain has recalled its Ambassador after a row over refugees seeking asylum at the embassy...
      在对难民到使馆寻求庇护一事产生严重分歧后，西班牙召回了其大使。
   2. Parliament was recalled from its summer recess.
      国会在夏季休会之后又重新开议。
   3. Recall is also a noun.
      
   4. The recall of ambassador Alan Green was a public signal of America's concern.
      召回艾伦·格林大使是美国关注此事的一个公开信号。
5. VERB 召回（运动员）；使归队
   In sport, if a player is recalled to a team, he or she is included in that team again after being left out.
   1. Dean Richards was recalled to the England squad for the match with Wales...
      迪安·理查兹被召回英格兰队参加对阵威尔士的比赛。
   2. I had done enough after being recalled against Pakistan to have got on the tour to India.
      在被征召入队参加与巴基斯坦的比赛后，我为前往印度的行程做了充分准备。
   3. Recall is also a noun.
      
   4. It would be great to get a recall to the England squad for Sweden.
      若能够被召进英格兰队参加对瑞典的比赛那就太棒了。
6. VERB 召回（公司产品）
   If a company recalls a product, it asks the shops or the people who have bought that product to return it because there is something wrong with it.
   1. The company said it was recalling one of its drugs...
      这个公司说正在召回他们生产的一种药。
   2. More than 3,000 cars were recalled yesterday because of a brake problem.
      3,000多辆汽车因为刹车问题昨天被召回。
7. PHRASE 记不起来；无法忆起；无法恢复原状；面目全非
   If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
   1. The ground has been polluted beyond recall...
      这片土地已被污染得面目全非。
   2. ...the realities of operating a traditional canal boat can be readily imagined, even if the life itself is beyond recall.
      经营一艘传统的运河船的现实情形很容易想象，尽管那种生活本身已经无法忆起了。

1. As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
   我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。
2. The government had to recall many officers who had been cashiered on political grounds.
   政府不得不召回许多由于政治原因被革职的军官。
3. Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall
   公务员、教师和自由派人士正在散发请愿书，要求将他召回。
4. I recall every detail of the party.
   我回想起聚会的每一个细节。
5. I recall many discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
   我回想起多次同她就这些问题及类似话题进行的讨论。
6. He tried to recall the layout of the farmhouse
   他努力回想农舍的布局。
7. They recall the good buddies they used to have in middle school.
   他们想起了过去上中学时的好伙伴。
8. I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.
   我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。
9. The old-timers used to recall how hot 1886 was.
   老人们常常回想起1886年的酷热。
10. Henderson recalled that he first met Pollard during a business trip to Washington
    亨德森记起他第一次见到波拉德是在一次去华盛顿出差的时候。
11. Her teacher recalled: 'She was always on about modelling.'
    她的老师回忆说：“她那时老是说要当模特。”
12. Colleagues today recall with humor how meetings would crawl into the early morning hours
    同事们现在回忆起会议总是慢吞吞地一直开到第二天凌晨的情景，都把它当作一番笑谈。
13. I recalled the way they had been dancing together
    我回忆起他们一起跳舞时的情景。
14. I have no idea what she said, something about airline travel, I seem to recall.
    我记不得她说什么了，好像是坐飞机旅行什么的，如果我没记错的话。
15. As I recall, you're not on the board, Joe; you're only a minor shareholder
    我记得你并没有进董事会，乔，你只是一个小股东而已。
16. You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has come about.
    你还记得我警告过你时局会出现动荡吧。现在看来，几乎我预测的每件事都发生了。
17. He had a good memory, and total recall of her spoken words.
    他记忆力很好，她当时说的话他全都记得起来。
18. Spain has recalled its Ambassador after a row over refugees seeking asylum at the embassy
    在对难民到使馆寻求庇护一事产生严重分歧后，西班牙召回了其大使。
19. Parliament was recalled from its summer recess.
    国会在夏季休会之后又重新开议。
20. Dean Richards was recalled to the England squad for the match with Wales
    迪安·理查兹被召回英格兰队参加对阵威尔士的比赛。
21. I had done enough after being recalled against Pakistan to have got on the tour to India.
    在被征召入队参加与巴基斯坦的比赛后，我为前往印度的行程做了充分准备。
22. The company said it was recalling one of its drugs
    这个公司说正在召回他们生产的一种药。
23. More than 3,000 cars were recalled yesterday because of a brake problem.
    3,000多辆汽车因为刹车问题昨天被召回。
24. The ground has been polluted beyond recall
    这片土地已被污染得面目全非。
25. I do not recall any formal training, just endless work and an unending stream of people!
    现在想起来，没有任何正式的培训，有的只是没完没了的工作和无休无止的人流！
26. For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.
    这么长时间以来，他一直在坐冷板凳，等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。
27. Recall the tools on loan.
    把借出的工具要回来。
28. It's gone beyond recall.
    这已经不能撤销了。
29. Members of the standing committee are elected and subject to recall by the congress.
    常委会由代表大会选举或者罢免。
30. I don't recall where I met him.
    我记不起在哪儿见到他的了。

  remember memorize recall recollect【导航词义：记忆】

  remember v. 记得，想起；记住

〔辨析〕普通用词，指记得（做过）某事时，通常后接名词、动名词、that 从句；指记得要做某事时，通常后接动词不定式。

  memorize v. 记住，熟记，背熟

〔辨析〕指将所有细节都牢牢记住或背熟。

  recall v. 回想，回忆起

〔辨析〕指设法想起发生在过去的事情。

  recollect v. 记起，想起

〔辨析〕较正式用词，指力图想起有些许印象的事。

n.

beyond recall

• 不可恢复；想不起来；记不住
  impossible to bring back to the original state; impossible to remember

noun

1. the act of removing an official by petition

2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
   1. he has total recall of the episode

   Synonym:    recollectionreminiscence

3. a bugle call that signals troops to return

4. a call to return
   1. the recall of our ambassador

5. a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

   Synonym:    callback

verb

1. recall knowledge from memory
   1. I can't remember saying any such thing
   2. I can't think what her last name was
   3. can you remember her phone number?
   4. Do you remember that he once loved you?
   5. call up memories

   Synonym:    rememberretrievecall backcall uprecollectthink

2. cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
   1. She was recalled by a loud laugh

3. summon to return
   1. The ambassador was recalled to his country
   2. The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession

   Synonym:    call back

4. go back to something earlier
   1. This harks back to a previous remark of his

   Synonym:    hark backreturncome back

5. cause to be returned
   1. recall the defective auto tires
   2. The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

   Synonym:    call incall backwithdraw

6. make unavailable
   1. The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty

7. call to mind
   1. His words echoed John F. Kennedy

   Synonym:    echo