·1. familiar·
/fə'mɪliə(r)/ 形容词,表示easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc. before,以前见过、去过、听过等所以感到熟悉。常用搭配:look/sound familiar to sb。
例:You look familiar. Did we go to the same high school?
你看起来很面熟,我们是不是一个高中的?
例:Her voice sounds vaguely familiar. It reminds me of an old friend from college.
她的声音听起来有点耳熟,让我想起了一个大学的老朋友。vague /veɪɡ/ 形容词,表示unclear,模糊的,隐隐约约的,vaguely /'veɪɡli/ 副词,表示slightly,隐约地,稍微地。
还有一个短语a familiar face,表示someone you know,熟面孔,认识的人,熟人,和sb looks familiar (脸熟但不是百分百确定是谁) 区分。不过如果在familiar前边加副词,比如a vaguely familiar face,那就还是表示脸熟但不确定是谁。
例:You'll definitely see a few familiar faces from high school at the wedding.
婚礼上你一定会见到一些高中的熟人。
例:I spotted a vaguely familiar face on the subway, and I spent the rest of the ride trying to remember her name.
我在地铁上看到一个有点眼熟的人,接下来坐地铁的时候一直在想她叫什么名字。
·2. ring a bell·
习语,表示to sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before,听起来耳熟,有印象,让人想起一些事情,唤醒回忆,主要用于口语和非正式语境。
bell /bel/ 名词,“铃,钟,铃声,钟声”,ring a bell字面意思是“敲响一个铃/钟”,这个习语的起源很可能和巴甫洛夫的条件反射实验有关,每次给狗喂食前先响铃,后来狗只要一听见铃声就会联想到食物,开始流口水。
例:Her laugh rings a bell; it sounds just like my aunt's!
她的笑声很耳熟,很像我姑姑的笑声!
例:That address rings a bell. I'm pretty sure we've been there for a party before.
那个地址我有印象。我们肯定去那里参加过派对。
·3. 眼熟耳熟但想不起来:
① I can't remember ...
例:I've definitely met her before, but I can't remember when or where.
我肯定见过她,但不记得时间和地点了。
例:This quote rings a bell, but I can't remember who said it.
这句话很耳熟,但我不记得是谁说的了。quote /kwəʊt/ 名词,a sentence or phrase from a book, speech etc,从书里、演讲等引用的话,名言,语录。
② I can't recall ...
recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ 动词,表示to remember something from the past,回忆起来,回想起来,是一个比较正式的单词。
例:I can't recall the title of the movie, but this scene looks familiar.
我不记得电影的名字了,但这一幕看起来很熟悉。
例:His name rings a bell, but I can't recall his face.
我对他的名字有印象,但是想不起来他长什么样子。
③ I can't place sb/sth.
place作动词可以表示recognize,“认出”,一般用在否定句里,can't place sb/sth表示知道以前见过,但是想不起来在哪里/什么时候见过的,或者想不起来具体是谁/是什么。
例:She looks familiar but I can't place her. Did she use to work here?
她看起来很面熟,但我想不起来她是谁。她以前在这儿上班吗?
例:This scent is so familiar but I can't place it. Maybe it's the face cream I used when I was a kid.
这香味很熟悉,但我想不起来。也许是我小时候用的面霜的味道。scent /sent/ 名词,a pleasant smell,好闻的味道,香味。
根据首字母补充单词,文本左滑查看答案:
This song r_____ a b_____. I'm pretty sure I heard it in a movie not too long ago.
我对这首歌有印象。我确定不久前在一部电影里听到过。
I can't r__________/r______ where I've heard that phrase, but it sounds so f__________.
我不记得在哪里听过这个短语,但听起来很熟悉。
Seeing a f__________ f_____ when you're travelling abroad is a big surprise.
在国外旅行时遇见熟人是一大惊喜。
This song rings a bell. I'm pretty sure I heard it in a movie not too long ago.
我对这首歌有印象。我确定不久前在一部电影里听到过。
I can't remember/recall where I've heard that phrase, but it sounds so familiar.
我不记得在哪里听过这个短语,但听起来很熟悉。
Seeing a familiar face when you're travelling abroad is a big surprise.
在国外旅行时遇见熟人是一大惊喜。
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