short-term memory
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌʃɔːt.tɜːm ˈmem.ər.i/ us/ˌʃɔːrt.tɜ˞ːm ˈmem.ɚ.i/
短期记忆
the ability to remember things that happened just a few moments ago, or something that you remember from this time
The accident nearly killed him and destroyed his short-term memory. 事故几乎要了他的命，并摧毁了他的短期记忆。
It takes a long time for short-term memories to get digested and really solidified in memory. 短期记忆需要很长时间才能被消化并真正巩固在记忆中。
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- His short-term memory often fails him.
- Lucy has short-term memory loss, so she can't remember Henry from day to day.
- On hearing a phone number, short-term memory immediately absorbs the information.