mention

【mention音标】 英[ˈmenʃn] 美[ˈmenʃn]

【单词释义】 mention是什么意思：

vt.提到，说起；提名表扬

n.提及，说起

[单词分级] 中考英语词汇

[单词复数] mentions [第三人称单数] mentions

[单词现在分词] mentioning

[单词过去式] mentioned

[单词过去分词] mentioned

【mention形近词/近似词】

contention   n.竞争，争论；争夺；看法，观点

attention   n.注意(力)；关注

inattention   n.[U]不注意；不经心；心不在焉；疏忽,粗心

retention   n.[U]保留；保持；维持；记忆力，保持力

intention   n.意图，目的；意向；打算

【单词例句】

◇ By good luck, the door stood open and the duckling flew out among the bushes and the new fallen snow. And it lay there, thoroughly exhausted, but it would be too sad to mention all the privation and misery had to go through during that hard winter.
幸好大门是开着的。他钻进灌木林中新下的雪里面去。他躺在那里，彻底地筋疲力尽。要是只讲他在这严冬所受到困苦和灾难，那么这个故事也就太悲惨了。

---- The Ugly Duckling

◇ "Is not the work absolutely magnificent?" said the two officers of the crown, already mentioned. "If your Majesty will only be pleased to look at it! What a splendid design! What glorious colors!" and at the same time they pointed to the empty frames; for they imagined that everyone else could see this exquisite piece of workmanship.
“您看这不漂亮吗？”那两位诚实的官员说。“陛下请看，多么美丽的花纹！多么美丽的色彩！”他们指着那架空空的织机，因为他们以为别人一定会看得见布料的。 

---- The Emperor's New Suit

◇ For a long time she did not know that she had had brothers, for her parents took care not to mention them to her.
女儿慢慢长大了，她一直不知道自己曾经有过七个哥哥，爸爸和妈妈都很小心，从来不在她面前提起。

---- The Seven Ravens