111.21. gy. C2 (példák)

hit verb /hɪt/ [T] *(hitting, hit, hit) 5 rájön vmire (hirtelen eszébe jut) (informal)

The idea for the book hit me in the middle of the night.

recollect verb /ˌrek.əlˈekt/ [T] visszaemlékszik vmire, felidéz vmit

I didn't recollect having seen him.

flashback noun /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ [C] 1 (bevillanó) emlék

She suffered from flashbacks for years after the accident.

memory noun /ˈmem.ər.i/ 4 emlékezet [C or U]

The pianist played the whole piece from memory.

Phrasal verbs:

think back /θɪŋk/ visszagondol vmire

I thought back to the time when I was living in France.

Phrases and idioms:

a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane kószálás/kirándulás/séta az emlékek ösvényén

We were just taking a walk down memory lane and recalling our youth.

cast your mind back visszagondol vmire

If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go.

I forget nem emlékszem ('I have forgotten' helyett)

I forget when we last saw him.

ring a bell ismerősen hangzik

Shane Watson? That name rings a bell.

slip your mind kimegy a fejéből (elfeledkezik vmiről)

I meant to tell her Nigel had phoned, but it completely slipped my mind.