1 remind sb (about/of sth);remind sb (to do sth/that...) to help sb to remember sth, especially sth important that he/she has to do 提醒（尤指必须做的要事）: Can you remind me of your address? 能否提醒我一下你的地址？He reminded the children to wash their hands. 他提醒孩子们要洗手。Remind me what we're supposed to be doing tomorrow. 提醒我一下我们明天该做的事。

2 remind sb of sb/sth to cause sb to remember sb/sth 使回想起: That smell reminds me of school. 那种气味使我想起学校生活。You remind me of your father. 你使我想起你的父亲。 ☞ You remember something by yourself. If somebody or something reminds you of something he/she/it causes you to remember it Did you remember to phone Ali last night? Remind me to phone Ali later. 自己记起就说remember，若别人或某事物令你记起就用remind：Did you remember to phone Ali last night? 你昨晚有没有记得给阿里打电话？·Remind me to phone Ali later.过一会儿提醒我给阿里打电话。