forget (forgetting; past forgot; ; past participle forgotten 或 主美 forgot)
[with obj.]fail to remember 忘,忘记 he had forgotten his lines. 他忘记了台词。 [with clause]she had completely forgotten how tired and hungry she was. 她完全忘了自己有多累多饿。 ■inadvertently neglect to attend to, do, or mention something 因疏忽而忘记 [with infinitive]she forgot to lock her door. 她忘记锁门了。 [no obj.]I'm sorry, I just forgot. 对不起,我忘了。 ■put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider 忘掉,不再想(或考虑) forget all this romantic stuff. 忘掉所有这些浪漫东西吧。 [no obj.]for years she had struggled to forget about him. 多年来她一直尽力想忘掉他。 ■(forget it)said when insisting to someone that there is no need for apology or thanks 不必在意,别提了;不用谢 ■(forget it)said when telling someone that their idea or aspiration is impracticable 休想,不可能;别抱什么希望 ■(forget oneself)stop thinking about one's own problems or feelings 忘我,不自私 he must forget himself in his work . 在工作中他必须忘我。 ■(forget oneself)act improperly or unbecomingly 忘乎所以;行为不合体统
常用词组 not forgetting ——
(at the end of a list) and also —— 还有(用在列举的最后) there are wild goats, deer, and sheep, not forgetting the famous Lundy ponies. 有野山羊,鹿,绵羊,还有著名的伦迪小马。
派生 forgetter noun 语源
Old English forgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get