1.是及物动词，后接宾语时无需用任何介词。如：

不要在孩子们面前提及此事。

误：Don’t mention about it before the children.

正：Don’t mention it before the children.

2.其后习惯上不接双宾语。如：

他从未向我提及他有个女朋友。

误：He never mentioned me his girl friend.

正：He never mentioned his girl friend to me.

正：He never mentioned to me that he had a girl friend.

3.若后接动词作宾语，该动词要用动名词，不用不定式。如：

我妻子提起她几天前看见了你。

正：My wife mentioned to see you the other day.

正：My wife mentioned seeing you the other day.

4.口语中说 Don’t mention it. 主要用来回答感谢，有时也用来回答道歉。如：

A：Thank you very much. 多谢你了。

B：Don’t mention it. 不客气。

A：I’m sorry to have troubled you. 对不起打扰你了。

B：Don’t mention it. 没关系。

5.用于 not to mention, 意为“更不用说”“还不算”“除……之外”。如：

There’re ten of us ready to help, not to mention the children. 我们有10个人愿意帮忙，还不算小孩。

He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa inFrance. 除了在法国的别墅外，他在这个国家还拥有两栋大房子。