1. 表示“提到”“提及”，是及物动词，其后接名词或代词作宾语时，无需用任何介词；另外注意不接双宾语。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.
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.
2. 若后接动词，要用动名词，不能用不定式。如：
我一提起踢足球，他就说太忙。
误：Whenever I mention to play footall, he says he’s too busy.
正：Whenever I mention playing footall, he says he’s too busy.
3. 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。
4. 用于 not to mention, 意为“更不用说”“还不算”。如：
He can speak French, German and Japanese, not to mention English. 他会说法语，德语和日语，更不用说英语。
Ther’re ten of us ready to help, not to mention [without mentioning] the children. 我们有10个人愿意帮忙，还不算小孩。