recollect
gb/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/ us/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
B2
Anh
~ 4800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
B2
action
1
remember something from the past
To remember something that happened in the past.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to recollect [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recollect' with 'collect'. 'Recollect' means to remember, not to gather objects.
Từ đồng nghĩa
remember (Most common and general term for recalling something to mind.)
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recall (Slightly more formal than 'remember', often used in official or precise contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
forget (Means to be unable to remember something.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
recollect details
|recollect events
|recollect clearly
|recollect vividly
Chủ đề
memory
|communication
|daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- I can't recollect the exact date of the meeting.
- She vividly recollects her first day at school.
- He tried to recollect what he had said during the interview.
- Do you recollect where you put the keys?
- I recollect meeting him once before.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I recollect my first trip to the beach.
- She recollects her teacher's name.
- I cannot recollect his phone number.
- Do you recollect this song?
- He recollects his old friends.
Động từ
formal
C1
action
2
regain self-control or calmness
To become calm and think clearly again after feeling upset or surprised.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to recollect oneself
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not realize 'recollect oneself' is formal and mainly used in written or serious spoken contexts.
Từ đồng nghĩa
compose oneself (Common neutral phrase meaning to calm down and regain control.)
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regain composure (More formal phrase for becoming calm after disturbance.)
Từ trái nghĩa
lose control (Means to fail to keep emotions or actions under control.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
recollect oneself quickly
|pause to recollect oneself
Chủ đề
emotions
|self-control
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She paused for a moment to recollect herself before speaking.
- He took a deep breath to recollect himself after the shock.
- After the startling news, it took him a while to recollect himself.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She stopped to recollect herself.
- He closed his eyes to recollect himself.
- After the loud noise, I needed to recollect myself.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
recollect
IPA
GB/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
US/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
re - col - lect (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 3rd syllable (lect)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: recollect
- 3rd Person Singular: recollects
- Present Participle: recollecting
- Past: recollected
Họ từ
Forms
recollects
verb
recollecting
verb
recollected
verb
Core family
recollection
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
forget
verb A2
Cách diễn đạt
as far as I recollect
1/ˈæz fˈɑɹ ˈæz ˈaɪ ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
to the extent I remember
Used to say that what you are saying is true based on what you remember.
Ví dụ
- As far as I recollect, he never agreed to that plan.
- As far as I recollect, she was always on time.
if I recollect correctly
1/ˈɪf ˈaɪ ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt kɚˈɛktli/
fixed phrase
if I remember accurately
Used when you are saying something from memory and want to show you might not be 100% sure it is correct.
Ví dụ
- If I recollect correctly, we met at a conference in 2018.
- It was, if I recollect correctly, on a rainy Tuesday.