vt (1)召回(order to return)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)(to)]：～an ambassador/(members of) Parliament 召回大使/议会成员;～sb from sb's post/the front line/London 把某人从其岗位上/前线/伦敦召回;～sb to the United States 把某人召回美国;～sb home召某人回家;〖同〗call back;

(2)收(召，撤)回(take back)[T+n]：～sb's driver's license/one's order for a new coat/library books 收回某人的驾驶执照/买新衣服的订单/图书馆的书;～the cars for possible safety defects/the edition from the booksellers 召回安全性可能有问题的汽车/从图书销售商那里收回这个版本;

(3)回忆起，记起(bring back to mind;recollect;remember)[T+n，T+that，T+wh，T+wh-inf，T+ing]：～sb's name/the story/the scene 想起某人的名字/记起那个故事/回忆起那个情景;The scene～ed her childhood. 此情此景使她想起了童年。I can't～(to mind)that he said anything about payment/where I have met him before/what happened/how to do it. 我记不起来他说过任何有关报酬的事/以前曾在哪儿见过他/发生了什么事情/如何去做此事。～seeing sb/saying it 记得见过某人/说过这话;〖同〗recollect，remember;

recall sb to sth 使恢复到：The invalid couldn't be～ed to his former vitality. 那个病人不可能恢复到他从前生气勃勃的状况了。

n (1)召(收)回;征召(act of recalling or state of being recalled)[U]：the temporary～of embassy staff/an ambassador 暂时召回大使馆工作人员/大使;the～of the book 收回那本书;He was angered by his～. 将他召回来使他很生气。Arrangements were made for～of reservists. 为征召后备役军人做好安排。

(2)记忆(力)，回忆(ability to remember things;recollection)[U]：Do you have any～of the accident? 你还能回忆起那次事故吗? He has total～for the list of numbers. 他完全记得那一系列的数字。He has total～and never forgets anything. 他的记忆力很好，从来不忘任何事。 past/beyond～不能被记起/召唤不回来;〖同〗recollection，memory;

(3)归队信号(signal for calling soldiers to return)[C]：sound the～吹收兵号;

【辨异】recall、recollect和remember 都表示“回忆”、“记起”。recall 是口语用语，表示稍微一努力便可想起，如：recall the words of a song(想起一首歌的歌词);recollect(记得，回想)则表示经过一番努力才能想起，如：I can't recollect the exact circumstances.(我记不起确切的情况。)remember(记住)表示想起记忆中的事，如：remember the days of one's childhood(记得起自己的童年时代)。