memorize

/ˈmeməraɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmeməraɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈme-mə-ˌrīz/ (ame, mw)

memorize — verb

  • memorizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • memorizeshe / she / it
  • memorizedpast simple
  • memorizing-ing form

1. to put information, words, or actions into your memory by studying or repeating

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to put information, words, or actions into your memory by studying or repeating them until you know them perfectly

例句

Feng memorized his acceptance speech so he could look at the audience while talking.

memorize + noun phrase (a speech / a text)

All fifty American state names were memorized by the class for the geography quiz.

passive: be memorized by [person/group]

同義詞
反義詞
  • forget

    the opposite process — losing what was in memory

文法句型

memorize + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object of 'memorize' is always what you learn by heart (a speech, a song, a list of facts), not the source you learn from (a book, a website, a teacher). To talk about the source, use 'learn from' or 'study'.

常見錯誤

❌I need to remember these words for the test tomorrow.
✅I need to memorize these words for the test tomorrow.
💡'remember' means to keep something in mind that you already know; 'memorize' means to put something into your memory for the first time through study.