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remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ ●reˈmind sb of sb/sth 🔑 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) if sb/sth reminds you of sb/sth, they make you think of sb/sth because they are similar 使想起；使联想到◆The smell of bread baking reminds me of home.
烤面包的香味让我想家了。◆When Clare smiled, she reminded me of her mother.
克莱尔的微笑让我回想起她的母亲。◆Listening to her, he was reminded of Helen.
听着她的声音，他想起了海伦。◆Watching his serious face, with its big round glasses, she was reminded of an owl.
看着他那又大又圆的眼镜和严肃的面孔，她想到了猫头鹰。[v + n/pron + prep] ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析remind sb of sb/sth
bring sb/sth to mind ◇ conjure sth up ◇ evoke sth ◇ remind sb of sb/sth ◇ take sb back
These verbs both mean to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind. 这些动词都表示忆起、想起、想到。
bring sb / sth to mind (formal)
to remind you of sb / sth 使忆及；使忆起The painting brings to mind some of Picasso's early works. 这幅画让人想起毕加索的一些早期作品。
conjure sth up
to make sth appear as a picture in your mind 使呈现于脑际；使想起That smell always conjures up memories of holidays in France. 那股气味总是让人回想起在法国度假的情景。
evoke sth (formal)
to bring a memory, feeling or image into your mind 唤起；引起；想起The music evoked memories of her youth. 那首乐曲唤起她对青春时期的回忆。His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy. 他的境况不可能博得公众的同情。
remind sb of sb / sth (not used in the progressive tenses)
(of a person, place, thing or event) to make sb think of another person, place, etc. because they are similar in some way 使想起；使联想到You remind me of your father when you say that. 你说那句话的时候，让我想起了你父亲。That smell reminds me of Italy. 那股气味令我想起意大利。
take sb back
to make sb remember a time in the past 带回到（过去）；使回想起The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood. 大海的气息将他带回了孩提时代。That song takes me back 30 years. 那首歌使我回忆起 30 年前的往事。
WHICH WORD?
Conjure sth up can be more visual than evoke and usually means to remember sth in pictures or images. Evoke is used more for talking about memories and feelings. Remind and take back refer specifically to memories. 与 evoke 相比，conjure sth up 更为形象化，常指想起画面或形象。evoke 多用于指回忆和感觉。remind 和 take back 特指回忆。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto remind sb of / evoke / conjure up / take sb back to the past / past times to evoke / conjure up a memory / a picture / an image / a feeling to vividly remind sb of sth / evoke sth / conjure sth up |