recall
recall — 動詞
1. To deliberately bring a past experience, event, or piece of information back int
回憶；想起
主動從記憶中提取過去的事
To deliberately bring a past experience, event, or piece of information back into your conscious mind — for example, recalling the name of a song or what someone said at a meeting.
Leo recalled every detail of his first trip to Japan ten years later.
Leo 十年後仍能回憶起他第一次去日本的每個細節。
recall + noun phrase for remembering details
The retired teacher could still recall the names of all her students from the 1990s.
那位退休老師依然能想起 1990 年代所有學生的名字。
recall + noun phrase (ability to remember specific facts)
Yael struggled to recall where she had left the keys before the dinner party.
Yael 努力回想晚宴前她把鑰匙放在了哪裡。
When police asked about the robbery, Nadia recalled seeing a man in a blue jacket.
當警方詢問搶劫案時，Nadia 記起看到一名穿藍色夾克的男子。
Do you recall what the speaker said at the start of the meeting?
你還記得會議開始時講者說了什麼嗎？
- forget
To fail to remember or bring to mind.
文法句型
recall + noun phrase
recall + that-clause
recall + wh-clause
recall + V-ing
用法筆記
Often used with a that-clause, a wh-clause, or a gerund (V-ing). The subject is usually a person making an effort to remember. With a that-clause, the fact being remembered is stated as a full idea: 'I recall that the doors were locked.' This sense is slightly more formal than 'remember'.
常見錯誤
2. To make someone think of something else through a shared quality or resemblance,
令人聯想到
因相似而讓人想起某事
To make someone think of something else through a shared quality or resemblance, without the person actively trying to remember — for example, a smell recalling a childhood kitchen or a building recalling a foreign style.
The smell of fresh bread recalled the mornings Nikhil spent with his grandmother.
新鮮麵包的氣味讓 Nikhil 想起和祖母一起度過的早晨。
subject = sensory trigger (smell, sound, sight)
The new film's style recalls the black-and-white movies of the 1950s.
這部新片的風格令人聯想到 1950 年代的黑白電影。
recall + noun phrase for resemblance
That old song recalls the summer Lan spent studying in Paris.
那首老歌讓 Lan 想起她在巴黎讀書的那個夏天。
The building's tall arched windows recall a French style from the 1700s.
這棟建築的高聳拱形窗戶讓人聯想到 18 世紀的法國風格。
文法句型
recall + noun phrase (subject = thing that reminds)
用法筆記
The subject is the thing that triggers the memory, not the person remembering. This sense is never used with a human subject who actively tries to remember. Unlike sense 1, there is no deliberate effort involved — the resemblance simply strikes you.
常見錯誤
3. To officially demand that a product be sent back because it has a fault or safet
召回
因瑕疵或危險下令收回產品或人員
To officially demand that a product be sent back because it has a fault or safety problem, or to order a person — usually a diplomat or official — to come back from a place.
The car company recalled 50,000 vehicles because of a brake problem.
這家汽車公司因煞車問題召回了 5 萬輛車。
product recall: company + number + fault reason
The ambassador was recalled to Washington after the crisis began.
危機爆發後，大使被召回華盛頓。
passive: be recalled + to [location] for a person
The company recalled all the faulty baby chairs after several children got hurt.
該公司召回了所有有問題的嬰兒椅，因為好幾名兒童因此受傷。
The government recalled its diplomats from the country for safety reasons.
政府基於安全考量將外交官從該國召回。
- call back
More general and less formal; can mean simply asking someone to return.
- summon back
More formal; used for officials or representatives.
文法句型
recall + noun phrase (product or person)
be recalled + to [location]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive form ('were recalled'). When referring to products, the subject is usually a company or manufacturer. When referring to people, the subject is typically a government or organization calling back its representative.
常見錯誤
recall — 名詞
1. The natural mental ability to retrieve past information or experiences from your
記憶力
從腦中提取資訊的能力
The natural mental ability to retrieve past information or experiences from your mind.
The witness showed perfect recall of the events during the trial.
證人在庭審中展現出對事件的完美記憶力。
uncountable: perfect recall / total recall
After the fall, Christopher's recall of recent events was quite poor.
摔倒之後，Christopher 對近期事件的記憶力變得很差。
recall + of + noun phrase
The chess champion's recall of games from twenty years ago amazed the reporters.
那位西洋棋冠軍對二十年前棋局的記憶力令記者驚嘆。
Bilal reads about memory recall to help with his study techniques.
Bilal 閱讀關於記憶力的文章來改善他的學習方法。
- memory
More common and general; can be countable ('a good memory').
- recollection
Slightly more formal; often refers to a specific remembered experience.
- forgetfulness
The tendency to forget things.
用法筆記
Uncountable — you cannot say 'a recall' in this sense. Often used in the phrases 'total recall' (perfect memory) and 'memory recall'. The verb form (sense 1 of verb) is far more common than this noun.
常見錯誤
2. An official request by a company for customers to return a product that has a pr
產品召回
公司因安全問題要求退貨
An official request by a company for customers to return a product that has a problem, usually a safety fault.
Toyota announced a recall of 1.2 million cars due to engine problems.
Toyota 因引擎問題宣布召回 120 萬輛車。
collocation: announce/issue a recall
The food company issued a voluntary recall after customers found metal in the soup.
這家食品公司在消費者在湯中發現金屬後，發布了自願召回通知。
voluntary recall — company's own decision
The safety recall affected all products made between January and March this year.
這次安全召回影響了今年一月至三月生產的所有產品。
Parents rushed to check if their children's car seats were part of the recall.
家長們急忙確認孩子的汽車安全座椅是否在召回範圍內。
- callback
Less common; sometimes used interchangeably with 'recall' for products.
用法筆記
Countable — you can say 'a recall' or 'recalls'. Often appears in news headlines and business reports. Frequently used attributively before another noun ('recall notice', 'recall campaign').
常見錯誤
3. A political process in which citizens vote to end an elected official's term ear
罷免
公民投票提前解除民選官員職務
A political process in which citizens vote to end an elected official's term early.
Voters started a recall campaign against the mayor after the scandal broke.
醜聞爆發後，選民發起了針對市長的罷免運動。
collocation: recall campaign
The governor faced a recall election following the investigation into his finances.
在財務調查之後，州長面臨了一場罷免選舉。
collocation: recall election
Recall petitions need enough signatures before the vote can take place.
罷免請願書必須收集足夠的簽名，才能進行投票。
The senator survived a recall attempt after promising to change the policy.
該參議員在承諾改變政策後，驚險度過了罷免企圖。
- impeachment
A different process — impeachment is brought by a legislative body, while recall is a public vote.
用法筆記
Chiefly American English. Refers to a specific political procedure, not the general idea of removal. Common in the phrases 'recall election', 'recall campaign', and 'recall petition'. This sense is rare in everyday conversation but appears in political news.