recollect
gb/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/ us/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
B2
英语
~ 4800
义项
0 个义项
动词
B2
action
1
remember something from the past
To remember something that happened in the past.
用法模式：
to recollect [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'recollect' with 'collect'. 'Recollect' means to remember, not to gather objects.
近义词
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.)
反义词
forget (Means to be unable to remember something.)
搭配
recollect details
|recollect events
|recollect clearly
|recollect vividly
主题
memory
|communication
|daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
formal
C1
action
2
regain self-control or calmness
To become calm and think clearly again after feeling upset or surprised.
用法模式：
to recollect oneself
常见错误：
Learners may not realize 'recollect oneself' is formal and mainly used in written or serious spoken contexts.
近义词
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.)
反义词
lose control (Means to fail to keep emotions or actions under control.)
搭配
recollect oneself quickly
|pause to recollect oneself
主题
emotions
|self-control
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- She stopped to recollect herself.
- He closed his eyes to recollect himself.
- After the loud noise, I needed to recollect myself.
语法
词典原形
recollect
IPA
GB/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
US/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkt/
音节与重音
re - col - lect （3 个音节）
Stress on 3rd syllable (lect)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: recollect
- 3rd Person Singular: recollects
- Present Participle: recollecting
- Past: recollected
词族
Forms
recollects
verb
recollecting
verb
recollected
verb
Core family
recollection
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
forget
verb A2
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- If I recollect correctly, we met at a conference in 2018.
- It was, if I recollect correctly, on a rainy Tuesday.