| 词组 | mention |
| 释义 | verb | noun mention1 /ˈmenʃən/ verb to talk or write about something, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving detailsadverbsrarely/seldom mention sth/sb She rarely mentions her parents.frequently mention sth/sb Lucy frequently mentioned a man named Charles.repeatedly mention sth/sb He repeatedly mentioned the fact that he needed money.barely/hardly mention sth/sb He was a very important figure, but textbooks hardly mention him.mention sth/sb briefly The subject is only mentioned briefly in the book.casually mention sth/sb (=as though they are not important) He casually mentioned that he was leaving home.directly/specifically/explicitly mention sth/sb (=in a way that makes it clear that you are referring to a particular person or thing) Although he didn’t mention my name directly, I knew he was talking about me.nounsmention sb’s name Why does he look angry every time I mention Clare’s name? | Was my name mentioned at all?mention a fact He never mentioned the fact that he was married.mention a subject/topic I won’t mention the subject again.mention a word Neither of them dares mention the word ‘divorce’.mention the possibility of sth She mentioned the possibility of moving back to Germany.verbsfail/neglect/omit to mention sth (=not mention something, especially something that you should have mentioned) She omitted to mention that she had not been to university. | The report failed to mention that most of the landowners do not live on their properties.forget to mention sb/sth I forgot to mention something – the next meeting is on June 2nd.avoid mentioning sth They both avoided mentioning John, though Anne longed to talk about him.happen to mention sth (=mention it by chance) I happened to mention that my father was a doctor.prepositionsmention sth/sb to sb I mentioned the idea to Joan, and she seemed to like it.mention sth/sb as sth He mentioned Mark as a possible candidate for the job.phrasesas I mentioned earlier also as I mentioned previously As I mentioned earlier, there have been a lot of changes recently.it is worth mentioning that... (=it is important enough to mention) It’s worth mentioning that they only studied a very small number of cases. | It is worth mentioning again that most accidents happen in the home.mention sth in passing (=without much detail, especially while you are talking about something else) She mentioned in passing that she had an eight-year-old son.now (that) you mention it (=used for saying that you had not thought of something until someone else mentioned it) I’ve never been to his house either, now that you mention it. | Now you mention it, I haven’t seen her around lately.to mention but a few (=used when you are only giving a few examples) She had taken photography, art, and pottery classes, to mention but a few.THESAURUS: mention refer to sb/sth to say something about someone or something in a conversation, speech, or piece of writing: He was referring to the recent decision by the US Supreme Court. | It was not clear who the speaker was referring to. | She always referred to him as "that man". touch on sthsubject | issue | problem | question | theme | aspect to briefly mention a subject during a speech, lesson, piece of writing etc: She never touched on the subject, because she was worried about causing offence. | This issue has already been touched on briefly in Chapter 4. bring sth upsubject | issue | question to start to talk about a particular subject during a conversation or meeting: Someone brought up the subject of money. | Why don't you bring the issue up at the next meeting? | As soon as we bring up this question, we come up against a wall of silence. | I knew you’d bring that up! raiseissue | question | subject | point | problem to mention a subject that people should start to discuss or think about. Raise is more formal than bring sth up: He promised to raise the issue with the prime minister. | We are planning to raise the question of human rights. | They raised a number of points. | The others said Gardini was right to raise the problem. broachsubject | topic | idea | matter to mention a subject, especially one that might be difficult to talk about: Pooley had been intending to broach the subject of a loan. | I wasn't sure how to broach the topic of reducing his responsibilities. | He broached the idea of starting up his own literary magazine. | When I broached the matter with my parents, they weren't very pleased. cite formal to mention something as an example or proof of something else, or as a reason for something: Hong Kong is often cited as an example of this kind of economic system. | The research was cited as evidence of global warming. | The report cited the case of a woman who was found guilty of cruelty for locking her children up in one room while she went out to work. allude to sth formal to mention something in a way that is deliberately not direct: The programme alludes to the fact that he may have been involved in illegal activities. | Many of the ancient Greek poets allude to this myth. verb | noun mention2 /ˈmenʃən/ noun when someone mentions something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing etcadjectivesa brief/quick mention Her research only gets a brief mention in his article.special/particular mention Mrs McMillan deserves particular mention for all her hard work.explicit/specific mention (=a clear and direct mention) Although there is no explicit mention of a wife, the implication is that he is married.a passing mention (=a brief mention, while you are talking about something else) There was only a passing mention of the event in the paper.little mention There has been little mention of the drug’s side-effects.scant mention (=very little) The crisis earned scant mention in the British press.verbsget/receive a mention They all get a mention in the book. | This type of research rarely gets a mention in the media.give sb a mention I’d like to give a special mention to Paul Smith, who made this event possible.deserve/merit a mention (=be good, large etc enough to get one) There is one other person who deserves a mention. | The village was large enough to merit a mention in the 11th-century Domesday Book.earn a mention (=be mentioned) The factory even earned a mention in a famous song.hear mention of sth/sb (=hear them mentioned) It was the first time I had ever heard mention of Socrates.phrasesmake no/little/some mention of sth (=not mention it at all, not very much etc) He made no mention of his wife’s illness. | So far , little mention has been made of the consequences of the changes. | You could have made some mention of the fact that he helped you.be worthy of mention (=deserve to be talked about) This book is particularly worthy of mention for the quality of its writing.the mere mention of sth (=the fact of saying something rather than discussing it in detail) The mere mention of his name caused her to burst into tears.at the mention of sth (=when it is mentioned) At the mention of a trip to the beach, the children got very excited. |
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