| 单词 | memory |
| 释义 | memory (meməri ) Word forms: memories 1. variable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1 Your memory is your ability to remember things. All the details of the meeting are fresh in my memory. He'd a good memory for faces, and he was sure he hadn't seen her before. [+ for] But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961. Two major areas in which these children require help are memory and attention. Synonyms: recall, mind, retention, ability to remember 2. countable noun B1 A memory is something that you remember from the past. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it brings back. He had happy memories of his father. [+ of] Her earliest memory is of singing at the age of four to wounded soldiers. Synonyms: recollection, reminder, reminiscence, impression 3. countable noun A2 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. [computing] The data are stored in the computer's memory. Synonyms: hard disk, cache 4. singular noun [usually with poss, oft in N of n] 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. She remained devoted to his memory. The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle. Synonyms: commemoration, respect, honour, recognition 5. from memory phrase B2 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. Many members of the church sang from memory. Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory. 6. in living memory phrase 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. [emphasis] The floods are the worst in living memory. No-one in living memory has come back from that place alive. 7. lose your memory phrase B2 If you lose your memory, you forget things that you used to know. His illness caused him to lose his memory. 8. to commit something to memory verb If you commit something to paper or to writing, you record it by writing it down. If you commit something to memory, you learn it so that you will remember it. She had not committed anything to paper about it. [VERB noun + to] I'll repeat that so you can commit it to memory. [VERB noun + to] Quotations: The man with a good memory remembers nothing because he forgets nothingI The Supreme The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust Our memories are card-indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not controlThe Unquiet Grave We find a little of everything in our memory; it is a sort of pharmacy, a sort of chemical laboratory, in which our groping hand may come to rest, now on a sedative drug, now on a dangerous poisonRemembrance of Things Past Collocations: abiding memory My abiding memory of him is as a friendly, fun guy. The Sun (2015) And that will be her abiding memory. The Sun (2015) Their abiding memory was that he was anxious to get on. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The team banished memories of his penalty miss in last year's final. The Sun (2013) They had all the motivation they needed to hit the ground running and banish those memories. The Sun (2010) Today it could banish memories of that with its interim results. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Maybe your divorce has left some bitter memories? The Sun (2014) And he wants to bury the bitter memory of our defeat by Iceland. The Sun (2016) In this way we become free and released from the bitter memories of the past. A Channel of Peace (1993) Despite bittersweet memories of the competition, the FA Cup meant a lot to both parents. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Rogers will leave with bittersweet memories. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They are a bittersweet memory of what might have been. The Sun (2016) Perhaps it was better just to bury those memories. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And he wants to bury the bitter memory of our defeat by Iceland. The Sun (2016) Buried childhood memories are coming back to haunt her. Times, Sunday Times (2014) My favourite childhood memories are holidays spent in rooms exactly like this. The Sun (2014) This is a strong childhood memory. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It draws on his own childhood memories. Times, Sunday Times (2007) That's probably my favourite memory. The Sun (2010) Our favourite sporting memories are often brought to life by music. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Many of his favourite memories revolve around food. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I have a very hazy memory of my time in hospital. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For the next month or two I only have hazy memories of life going on around me. The Sun (2016) Some things are better left as hazy memories. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Studies show that sleep triggers changes in the brain that help improve memory. The Sun (2011) Passing an electric current through areas deep within the brain could improve memory, research suggests. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Daily aerobic exercise is best, and research shows that regular aerobic exercise improves memory. Times, Sunday Times (2014) China's worst earthquake in recent memory was in 2008. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This is his dullest album in recent memory. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They have enough second-placed finishes in recent memory to push for something better this time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Meals out and theatre and cinema trips satisfy a need to socialise and provide lasting memories. The Sun (2009) But my lasting memory of him will be the twinkle he had in his eyes. The Sun (2010) Friends are fundraising to help the family make some lasting memories. The Sun (2015) This illustrates the fact that cognitive inhibition tasks, such as those in memory processing, are a gradually acquired skill rather than instinctual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, neuroimaging research has yet to be done to address any neurological activity that may be different in adaptive memory processing compared to normal conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Studies such as these reinforce the impact that the hippocampus has on memory processing, in particular the recall function of spatial memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During serial memory processing, declarative memory works to encode the physical positions of the items in the original memory set. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Shared memory processing needs additional locking for the data, imposes the overhead of additional processor and bus cycles, and also serializes some portion of the algorithm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Areas linked to longer-term memory storage also fire up. Times, Sunday Times Stress hormones produced by emotional situations influence memory storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ferromagnetic materials smaller than 10 nm can switch their magnetisation direction using room temperature thermal energy, thus making them unsuitable for memory storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Source errors are focused around the creation of the original memory or the memory storage process rather than the processes discussed above. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Basic service includes processing the movement of information and computer processing, which includes protocol conversion, security, and memory storage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It always comes back with practice, it's muscle memory. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You have to use muscle memory to decide how quickly you want to stop. Times, Sunday Times (2015) You will be surprised at the power of muscle memory. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I realise this may bring back painful memories for them. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That was the most painful memory. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She says the memories are too painful . The Sun (2014) To another, it will be a pleasant memory of how things used to be. Times, Sunday Times Regrettably only a pleasant memory now. Times, Sunday Times He will become just a pleasant memory rather than a risk to your marriage. The Sun She reveals that she hid in plain sight within a pleasant memory.... moments he rarely revisits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to perpetuate his pleasant memory, the college was named after him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When it does finally go, some of my most precious childhood memories will go with it. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I have very precious memories from that time. The Sun (2016) We shared so many precious memories in the short while that we had together. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Can those who feel the need to preserve the memory be accused of exaggerating, of becoming obsessive? Times, Sunday Times The videos are intended to preserve the memory of their subjects, and to justify and glorify their actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only the side walls and tall arched windows preserve the memory of 1855. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was intended to preserve the memory of those who had fought on behalf of the working class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this industrial city it aims to preserve the memory of the steam locomotive era. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To recall a memory, we reactivate the state we were in when we first stored it. Times, Sunday Times But the electrical current unexpectedly caused him to recall a memory from 30 years earlier. The Sun The sculptures recall the memory of a primitive hut but at the same time the technological achievements of the machine age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He could also, he asseverated, recall the memory of some of his past lives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People can only recall the memory that happened on that day when they hear or see something that brings the memory into existence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stroke patients recover their memory and ability to concentrate more quickly if they are encouraged to listen to music for a few hours a day. Times, Sunday Times Some patients gradually recover their memory but in many cases the effects last for ever. The Sun It needs to recover the memory of the best it has done, and then try to do it all better. The Times Literary Supplement After she recovers her memory, her guilty conscience becomes the greatest obstacle to their happiness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Desperate and frightened, he goes out into the street to look for her, and recovers his memory just before falling down a steep hill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Has this exhibition rekindled the memories of those early days? The Sun Yet tomorrow's fixture rekindles memories of that fateful day 6½ years ago. The Sun To a man consumed by a love for football since the age of ten, matchday magazines are printed time machines which rekindle memories that go far beyond the game itself. The Sun And if you were lucky enough to bag tickets, then why not relive the memories? The Sun He spends a memorable day with his father, reliving their memories, as well as discussing many aspects of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He relives a memory of his home on fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The police were sure it was a repressed memory. Times, Sunday Times A repressed memory looms beneath the surface of the narrative, its presence discernible only by ripples in the detail of descriptions, the choice of words and image. The Times Literary Supplement The repressed memory concept came into wider public awareness in the 1980s and 1990s followed by a reduction of public attention after a series of scandals, lawsuits, and license revocations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Repressed memories can influence behavior unconsciously, manifesting themselves in our discussions, dreams, and emotional reactions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The friends go through twisted halls, and old, repressed memories resurface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the attack, she can't retain memories for more than five minutes. The Sun (2006) He will retain fond memories of that time. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The question was whether my brain still retained the memory of how to walk instinctively. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I can't retrieve that memory. Times,Sunday Times Accessibility of the heuristic applies to the ability to retrieve the memory for use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mechanism that retrieves a memory involves activation of several areas of the brain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The away team reaches the core of the sphere and retrieves a memory module, but they are attacked by automated defense systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a repeated distractor becomes the target, processing of this stimulus automatically retrieves the memory of the stimulus being inhibited as a distractor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They want to share the memory of what they endured. ST But when you share a memory, make sure it's one that's a favorite for your spouse too. Christianity Today Just share a memory if you've got one, or tell your friend their loved one mattered. Times,Sunday Times Can you share a memory that you had growing up that took place at a fair that has stuck with you? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now, those who were part of his journey share their memories... Times, Sunday Times After many generations, this shared memory has been lost, and the phrase now survives only in truncated form. Times, Sunday Times The days of the strike duo, two players in absolute harmony, symbiotically linked, are a thing of the past, consigned to a perfect, shared memory. Times, Sunday Times We sought to build a nation with a diverse, even divergent, but shared memory. ST Revisiting a shared memory changes everything and sets you up for a hot date. The Sun These things stay in our shared memory: incomparably vivid at the time, unforgotten years later. Times, Sunday Times He had a boundless energy for travel, a great enthusiasm for connecting people, a sharp memory, quick wit and strong sense of fun. Times, Sunday Times He possesses 'such a sharp memory that ... if he experienced a cloudy winter day, the memory of its grey light never left him'. The Times Literary Supplement Probe requires questions, sharp memories and the ability to spell. Globe and Mail He came with little money but sharp memories of war-related privation. Globe and Mail These first-hand observations and experiences are among my happiest and sharpest memories, and probably account for the many nature form subjects in my sculpture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The race will have stirred painful memories for Goddard. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It stirred an unwelcome memory. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Certain exhibits stir memories of recent news stories. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She has stored many painful memories, but perhaps worst of all was her husband's sudden death. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I sang there as a child and stored the memory in my mind. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Memories are stored as permanent physical structures in our brain cells. Christianity Today (2000) Many of these techniques focus on blocking the retrieval of a memory using different suppression techniques to slowly teach the brain to suppress the memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They then subconsciously suppress all memories of having seen the word, but the sense of panic remains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He suppressed the memory of his past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Leave it at that, a sweet memory. Times, Sunday Times He'd been there as a 10-year-old visiting his maternal grandparents, and it was such a sweet memory, the place drew him back. Times, Sunday Times The rest left with another sweet memory. Houston Chronicle Nowadays, bickering about petty land disputes and occasional melancholic sighs on the sweet memory of bygone days are the dominant theme of social gatherings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You chase that first feeling like you chase the first sweet memories of love. Times, Sunday Times I've always had a terrible memory and yearned for a sense of order and logic. Times, Sunday Times And get help to cope with your terrible memories. The Sun Many people have terrible memories of soggy, overcooked trays coming out of the school kitchen. Times, Sunday Times But it can still bring back terrible memories. The Sun Otherwise, those terrible memories of seven years ago will be brought flooding back. Times, Sunday Times Actually, thinking about it, that's quite a traumatic memory. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Eighteen of the 20 children showed evidence of traumatic memory in their behavior and their play. Trauma and Recovery (1992) The group provides a powerful stimulus for the recovery of traumatic memories. Trauma and Recovery (1992) But the young or old who could tune in to his intellectual rhythm had quite the opposite impression, and treasure his memory and example. Times, Sunday Times They will keep photographs of the event on their mantelpiece and treasure the memory until they die. Times, Sunday Times I will treasure the memory of that night for ever. The Sun I treasure the memory of this unique event. Times, Sunday Times I treasure the memory of my association with this remarkable chemist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It became one of our treasured family holiday memories. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Some memories are more treasured than others. Times, Sunday Times (2014) What is your most treasured memory? Times, Sunday Times (2011) So we perceive memories triggered by smell as more intense than those provoked by sight or sound. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Stepping inside the church triggers more memories. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It triggers a thousand childhood memories. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Does he have unhappy memories of his own childhood Christmases? The Sun (2014) He said the court case had stirred up unhappy memories from April. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She has some very unhappy memories of her time at school. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A particularly unpleasant memory still haunts me. Times, Sunday Times Annoying noises that distract you at work could soon be just an unpleasant memory. Times, Sunday Times If they continue to play as they did for a long time here, the threat of relegation should soon be no more than an unpleasant memory. Times, Sunday Times Even though it still had its head on, it brought back unpleasant memories. Times, Sunday Times Images of the brain's responses to scratching have revealed that the action suppresses activity in regions of the brain associated with unpleasant memories and emotions. Times, Sunday Times I have vague memories of voices, my parents and hospital. The Sun (2012) As she turned into the side street, a vague memory stirred in her. The House of Mirth (1905) The only things that linked us were some vague memories. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007) After six weeks, the music fans were twice as likely to have improved speech and verbal memory. The Sun A study of retired civil servants last year found a faster decline in verbal memory after retirement than before. Times, Sunday Times Learning an instrument improves verbal memory in later life, say boffins. The Sun The listeners were examined on their perseverance, visual attention, verbal memory and logical and creative thinking through several games borrowed from previous psychology experiments. Times, Sunday Times Those with the most heading performed worse for verbal memory and speed tests using hand-eye co-ordination. The Sun After 15 minutes, scientists found those who ate milk chocolate scored higher in computerised verbal and visual memory tests than they had before eating chocolate. The Sun That type of listening wasted my time, but making charts and flashcards to stimulate my visual memory proved helpful. Christianity Today I've retained the visual memory and the statistics ever since. The Times Literary Supplement We retain a visual memory of lessons learnt from the pages we have studied and the books that pile up in our collective memory. Times, Sunday Times Other tests of eye speed and visual memory showed decreases of 10 and 15 per cent in the header groups, but not the control group. Times,Sunday Times He leaves us all with a flood of vivid memories. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He has vivid memories of growing up on a remote Scottish island. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Those memories are as vivid to me today as they were five years ago. The Sun (2010) I have a vivid memory of our arrival. The Sun (2012) Some in the audience may feel a memory wipe might have helped them, too. Times,Sunday Times The quick flashbacks during his memory wipe scene revealed some further information about his past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whenever a person learns about her name, she approaches them and gives them a memory wipe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But, as everyone knows, computers can crash, have their memories wiped or be infected by malicious viruses. The Sun He decides to use the memory serum to wipe the memories of the people within the city, allowing the experiment to begin with a clean slate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a wonderful memory to tease at later over dinner that night, log fire in a big grate, boots by the radiator. Times, Sunday Times His judgment was excellent, he was even-tempered and blessed with a wonderful memory. Times, Sunday Times We had a large family room with a painted ceiling — a wonderful memory. Times, Sunday Times I have a wonderful memory of scrambling down with our guide, who was carrying a little rucksack. Times, Sunday Times He had a wonderful memory and matchless strength. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 记忆, 回忆 Japanese: 記憶, 記憶 |
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