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单词 recall
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recallverb

uk/rɪˈkɔːl/us/ˈriː.kɑːl/

recall verb (REMEMBER)

B2 [ I or T ] to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember:

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.
"As I recall," he said with some irritation, "you still owe me €150."
[ + (that) ] He recalled (that) he had sent the letter over a month ago.
[ + question word ] Can you recall what happened last night?
[ + -ing verb ] She recalled seeing him outside the shop on the night of the robbery.

[ T ] to cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style:

His paintings recall the style of Picasso.

More examples

  • If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go.
  • She had an amazing memory and could recall verbatim quite complex conversations.
  • He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars.
  • There was a slight tremble in her voice as she recalled her husband.
  • The film recalls the events of First World War.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Remembering, reminding and reminders

  • a blast from the past idiom
  • aide-mémoire
  • be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
  • be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
  • be your epitaph idiom
  • clock
  • echo
  • imprint
  • indelible
  • jog sb's memory idiom
  • keepsake
  • let's see idiom
  • pat
  • retrospect
  • ring a bell idiom
  • shade
  • souvenir
  • stamped on sb's memory idiom
  • stick in sb's mind/head/memory idiom
  • take sb back

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recall verb (CALL BACK)

[ T ] to order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company:

The ambassador was recalled when war broke out.
The company recalled thousands of jars of baby food after a salmonella scare.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Inviting & summoning

  • ask
  • ask sb in
  • ask sb out
  • call
  • call sb in
  • call sb out
  • call-out
  • convene
  • invitation
  • invite
  • invite sb in
  • invite sb over
  • invitee
  • send
  • send for sb
  • summon
  • summons

recallnoun

uk/rɪˈkɔːl/us/ˈriː.kɑːl/

recall noun (REMEMBERING)

[ U ] the ability to remember things:

Old people often have astonishing powers of recall.
My brother has total recall (= he can remember every detail of past events).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Memory and memories

  • at/in the back of your mind idiom
  • back
  • clear
  • corporate memory
  • déjà vu
  • eidetic
  • flash
  • flash back
  • from memory idiom
  • go
  • live
  • long memory
  • nostalgia
  • nostalgic
  • off the top of your head idiom
  • photographic memory
  • remembrance
  • rote
  • within living memory idiom
  • within your memory idiom

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recall noun (CALLING BACK)

[ C usually singular ] an occasion when someone orders the return of a person who belongs to an organization, or orders the return of products made by a company:

an emergency recall of Parliament
The company issued a recall of all their latest antibiotics.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Inviting & summoning

  • ask
  • ask sb in
  • ask sb out
  • call
  • call sb in
  • call sb out
  • call-out
  • convene
  • invitation
  • invite
  • invite sb in
  • invite sb over
  • invitee
  • send
  • send for sb
  • summon
  • summons

recallverb [ T ]

uk/rɪˈkɔːl/us

COMMERCE if a company or manufacturer recalls a particular product, it officially asks stores and consumers to return it because it is not safe to use:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the company is recalling 773,900 toys because of safety concerns.
At least six pet food companies have recalled products made with imported wheat gluten tainted with a toxic chemical.

MARKETING to remember something you have seen or heard in an advertisement:

Research by a leading marketing corporation shows that 42% of shoppers can recall a brand they've seen on in-store screens.

recallnoun

uk/ˈriːkɔːl/us

[ C ] COMMERCE a process in which a company or manufacturer officially asks stores and consumers to return a product because it is not safe to use:

The current recall involves salad mix that was processed at a plant in Ohio.
The group's global recall of nearly ten million laptop computer batteries had devastated its third-quarter earnings.
a product recall
issue/announce/order a recall In some cases, regulators and carmakers can spend months looking into possible defects before issuing a recall.
The drugs company denied that any agency or group had pressed for a recall.
a major/massive/large recall (of sth) It issued a massive recall of its peanut butter brands after a multistate salmonella outbreak.

[ U ] MARKETING someone's ability to remember something that they have seen or heard in an advertisement:

Creating a memorable tagline can be a highly effective way to boost brand recall.
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