1. vt. & vi.忘记　 fail to remember or to keep in the memory
2. vt. & vi.不再想，忽视　 stop thinking about

　～ the address　忘了地址
　～ the date　忘记日期
　～ the key　忘了钥匙
　～ sb's face　忘记某人的脸
　～ sb's hat　忘记某人的帽子
　～ the beginning of a story　忘记故事的开头
　～ the name　忘记名字
　～ time　忘记时间
　almost ～　几乎忘了
　nearly ～　差一点忘了
　never ～　永远不忘
　quite ～　完全不记得
　～ cleanly　完全地忘掉
　～ completely　彻底地遗忘
　～ conveniently　容易忽略
　～ deliberately　故意忘记
　～ easily　容易忘
　～ eternally　永远地忘记
　～ flagrantly　公然忽视
　～ momentarily　短暂地忘记
　～ promptly　迅速地遗忘
　～ speedily　迅速地遗忘
　～ utterly　彻底遗忘
　～ wantonly　不负责任地忽略
　～ about　忘记
　～ oneself in　沉浸于
　～ to　替…捎去问候

　Keep it in mind, Please don't forget.　记住，别忘了。
　You'd better forget for the moment.　你最好暂时忘掉吧。
　I couldn't forget even if I wanted to.　即使我想忘记也忘记不了。
　What's her name?I forget.　她叫什么名字?我忘了。
　I want to sleep— to sleep and forget.　我想睡觉——睡着了就忘了一切了。
　You should forgive and forget.　你应当不念旧恶。
　After the argument the boys decide to forgive and forget.　经过争论之后，男孩们决定互相原谅不记前仇。
　I'll never forget them.　我永远也不会忘记他们。
　You've forgotten me, haven't you?　你已经把我忘了，是吗?
　He forgot his old friends when he became rich.　他发了财便把老朋友忘了。
　He forgets himself.　他忘乎所以。
　I hope he doesn't forget the plane tickets.　希望他不要忘了带飞机票。
　Sorry to disturb you; I forgot my key.　打扰你了，对不起，我忘了带钥匙了。
　They agreed to forget their disagreements and be friends again.　他们决定不再把他们之间的争论放在心上，重新成为朋友。
　We mustn't forget our origin.　我们不能忘本。
　We shall never forget the bitter past.　我们永远不会忘记过去的苦。
　I'll never forget your kindness.　我将永远不会忘记你的好处。
　I never forget a face or a name.　我从来不会忘记一个人的面孔或名字。
　I'm sorry I forget your name.　对不起，我忘记了你的名字。
　He forgot my birthday again this year.　他今年又把我的生日给忘了。
　He worked so hard that he often forgot his meals.　他工作刻苦，甚至常常忘记吃饭。
　She soon forgot her father's warning.　她不久就忘记了父亲的警告。
　I am forgetting my Russian.　我渐渐把俄语忘掉了。
　He was talking to himself, as if he had forgotten her presence.　他自言自语，好像忘了她就在身边似的。
　I seem to have forgotten his address.　我好像忘了他的住址。
　If we can't get any financial backing, we might as well forget the whole thing.　我们如果得不到财政支持，整件事就可能告吹。
　Her kindness won't be forgotten.　她的仁慈是不会被忘记的。
　The lessons he taught were not easily forgotten.　他教的课不易忘记。
　Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave the room.　你离开房间时别忘了关灯。
　Don't forget to write to me when you get to Beijing.　你到了北京以后别忘了给我写信。
　Don't forget to give my greeting to Jacqueline.　不要忘记给雅克林带去我的问候。
　Don't forget to send in your entries by Wednesday to this address.　别忘了在星期三之前把你们的参赛名单交到这个地址。
　Don't forget to shake the bottle before use.　用之前别忘了摇瓶子。
　You won't forget to post that letter, will you?　你不会忘记邮那封信，是吗?
　I forgot to ask him to come today.　我忘记了叫他今天来。
　I forgot to tell him the news.　我忘了告诉他这个消息。
　I cleanly forgot to ask him about it.　我完全忘了向他打听那件事。
　I forgot to do my homework.　我忘了做作业。
　I forgot to read that book.　我忘了念那本书。
　I forgot to write the letter.　我忘记了写那封信。
　She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service.　她差点忘记给他小费了。
　The light is still on. Who's forgotten to turn it off?　灯还亮着，是谁忘了关灯?
　He had forgotten to bring his umbrella and he was wet through.　他忘了带伞，全身都湿透了。
　My watch has stopped, I had forgotten to wind it in the train last night.　我的表停了，我昨晚在火车上忘了给它上弦了。
　She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.　他的故事使她听得入神，以至她忘记喝酒了。
　She's always forgetting to give me my letters.　她总是忘了把信给我。
　He is always forgetting to bring the tools.　他老忘记把工具带来。
　I keep forgetting to take my pills before meals.　我老是忘记在饭前服药。
　I forgot how to swim.　我忘了怎样游泳了。
　I forgot how to spell your name.　我忘记怎样拼写你的名字了。
　It seems that he forgot what to do next.　似乎他忘了下一步该做什么了。
　He forgot when to start.　他忘了何时出发。
　He forgot which way to go.　他忘了该怎么走了。
　I'm forgetting how to speak my English after the long summer vacation.　漫长的暑假过后，我忘了怎么说英语了。
　I shall never forget meeting you for the first time.　我将永不会忘记第一次见到你的情景。
　I'll never forget finding that rare coin in my garden.　我永远忘不了在花园里发现那枚稀有古币的情景。
　I forgot doing my homework.　我忘了曾做过作业。
　I forgot reading the book.　我忘记了以前读过这本书。
　I forgot seeing the film long before.　我忘记了很早以前看过那部电影。
　I forgot telling her about it.　我忘了我曾告诉过她这件事。
　He has forgotten paying me.　他忘记钱已经付给我了。
　It's funny, I've quite forgotten putting it there.　太有趣了，我完全忘了把它放在那儿了。
　I forgot my father going to London.　我忘记了我父亲曾经去过伦敦。
　I shall never forget that she sang this song.　我永远不会忘记她唱这支歌时的情景。
　Don't forget that we're going to the theatre tonight.　别忘记我们今晚去看戏。
　Don't forget that we are going out this evening.　别忘了我们今晚要外出。
　Did you forget that I was coming?　你忘了我要来吗?
　I forgot that I read the book before.　我忘记了以前读过这本书。
　They treated her like a daughter, in an effort to make her forget that she was motherless.　他们把她当女儿对待，尽力使她忘掉她没有母亲。
　I forgot that he was coming to dinner.　我忘记了他要来吃饭。
　I'm sorry, I am forgetting that you don't like beans.　很抱歉，我差点忘了你不爱吃豆子。
　I'm forgetting that I promised to call him today.　我差一点忘记答应今天给他打电话。
　That book fascinated me that I forgot how the time was going.　那本书使我非常入迷，以致使我忘记了时间是如何过的。
　She forgot how the puzzle fitted together.　她忘了那个拼图是怎样拼在一起的。
　I forgot what I was going to say.　我忘了我要说什么了。
　I forgot what I gave him.　我忘了我给了他什么。
　They almost forgot what they were up there for.　他们几乎忘了他们去那儿的目的。
　I have forgotten what he said his address was.　我忘了他说的地址是什么了。
　I've forgotten where he lives.　我忘记他在哪儿住了。
　He said he forgot whether she said that or not.　他说他忘记了是不是她说过那话。
　I have forgotten whether he wants it.　我忘记是否他也需要它。
　I forgot who said it.　我忘了这话是谁说的。

 ♣ forget about　(v.+prep.)
　忘记…　fail to remember
　〔说明〕 forget about通常不用于进行体。
　Get a new guy, I said, and forget about me.　我说，再找个主儿，忘掉我吧。
　Try to forget about him.　别再想他了。
　How could you forget about such a large debt?　你怎么能忘记这么大一笔欠款呢?
　Why don't you forget about all this and learn something useful?　你为什么不把这一切都忘掉，学一点有用的东西呢?
　How can I forget about the event?　我怎么会忘记那个事情呢?
　She forgot about the concert.　她把音乐会给忘了。
　I quite forgot about her birthday.　我完全忘了她的生日这回事。
　Once they started to talk, they forgot about the time.　他们一旦谈论起来就忘记了时间。
　You can forget about a holiday this year— I've lost my job.　你别再想今年去度假的事了——我失业了。
　I have forgotten all about it.　关于此事我已忘得干干净净了。
　Rose forgot all about their appointment.　罗丝将他们约会的事忘得一干二净。
　He had forgotten about that, it was such a long time ago.　他把那件事忘了，时间太久了。
　I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.　我已经把蜗牛的事忘得一干二净了，突然罗伯特说我一定得留下吃饭。
　Thanks for reminding me. I'd forgotten all about his coming this afternoon.　谢谢你提醒我，我完全忘了他今天下午要来。
　I wish I could forget about your mother's coming to stay.　但愿我能把你母亲要来住的事丢在脑后。
　Did you forget about going to the bank?　你忘记到银行去的事了吗?
　She forgot about buying a newspaper.　她忘了买份报纸。
　Thanks for reminding me, I had forgotten all about telephoning him.　谢谢你提醒我，我已把给他打电话的事忘得一干二净。
 ♣ forget to　(v.+prep.)
　代某人向某人问候　say hello to sb for another person
　Forget me to your parents.　代我向你的父母问好。
　Don't forget me to Jacqueline.　不要忘记给雅克林带去我的问候。
　Don't forget me to your brother.　别忘记代我问候你兄弟。

 ♣ forget v-ing, forget to-v
　forget　后接动名词或动词不定式都表示“忘记”。其区别是：后接动名词表示“忘记曾经做过或发生的事”（该事已经发生过了）；后接动词不定式则表示“忘记去做某事”（该事尚未发生）。例如：

 ♣ forget, leave, lose
　参见lose条。

1. 我把字典忘在家里了。
　［误］ I've forgotten my dictionary at home.
　［正］ I've left my dictionary at home.
　［析］ forget不可与表示具体场所的地点状语连用。
2. 我永远不会忘记他。
　［误］ I will always not forget him.
　［误］ I will not forget him forever.
　［正］ I will never forget him.
　［正］ I won't ever forget him.
　［析］ forget若表示否定意义时，常与never或not ever搭配，而不与always或forever搭配。
3. 我忘记去拜访他了。
　［误］ I forget to call on him.
　［正］ I have forgotten to call on him.
　我碰巧想不起他的地址了。
　［误］ I happened to forget his address.
　［正］ I happened to have forgotten his address.
　［析］ forget强调状态，指“暂时想不起来”， have forgotten则强调遗忘的彻底性。

1. forget是表示思想状态的动词，指思维活动的结果，一般不用于进行体，偶尔用于进行体可表示“开始忘记”“渐渐忘记”。例如：
　I'm afraid you are forgetting how to drive a car.　恐怕你开始忘记怎么开车了吧。
2. 有些语法学家认为forget的过去式forgot后不能接动名词表示“忘记过去做过某事”，而应说forgot about v-ing. 实际上，在原文词典中是可以看到forgot v-ing的用例的，只是forgot v-ing不如forgot about v-ing用得普遍。

　［同义词］ disregard, disremember
　［反义词］ recall, remember
　［词源］　古英语forgitan（放弃获得的印象）