recall “召回”

       日本索尼公司可谓是连连受挫，从即日起，IBM和联想将在全球范围内召回共52.6万块笔记本问题电池，这是近期内索尼问题锂电池第四次大规模召回事件。看来，“日本制造”的质量金字招牌可谓渐行渐远。

        请看中国日报相关报道：Lenovo and IBM Corporation have announced the voluntary recall of some 526,000 lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers worldwide due to the latest problem with batteries made by Sony Corp.

        产品质量不合格，厂家若要收回进行再修理，可用单词“recall”，其相应的英文释义是：“A request by the manufacturer of a product that has been identified as defective to return it”（制造商收回问题产品）。看例句：The car was recalled for possible safety defects.（汽车因可能存在的安全缺陷被召。）

        与“收回、召回”不同，日前针对SK-II问题化妆品，客户的“退货”需用单词“refund”。
另外，recall除了常用义“回忆、回想”，也可用来形容“取消（命令）”、“召回（大使）”，如：recall a decision（撤销裁定）；recall sb. from abroad（把某人从国外召回）。