recollection /ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ noun plural recollections
plural recollections
Learner's definition of RECOLLECTION
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[noncount] : the act of remembering something or the ability to remember something记忆;回忆;记忆力 -
Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine.她对那次事故的回忆与我的大相径庭。
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To the best of my recollection [=from what I can remember], I only met them once.就我记忆所及,我只见过他们一次。
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[count] : something from the past that is remembered : memory记忆中的往事 -
She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party.她对自己七岁时的生日聚会只有很模糊的记忆。
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His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.他的小说主要基于他童年时代在市中心区生活的回忆。
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He says he has no recollection of what happened. [=he doesn't remember what happened]他说他记不起发生了什么事情。