refer

[ri'fə:]

vt.把 ... 提交, 把 ... 归因, 归类
vi.参考, 谈及, 咨询

vt.

1. 把……归因(于), 认为……起源(于)[(+to)]

He referred all his troubles to bad luck.

他将他的一切麻烦都归因于运气不好。

2. 把……归类(于), 把……归属(于)[(+to)]

Botanists refer this flower to the rose family.

植物学家将这花归入蔷薇科。

3. 将……提交, 交付[(+to)]

We referred the proposal to the board of directors.

我们把这一建议提交董事会处理。

4. 指点, 使求助于[(+to)]

The doctor referred the patient to a specialist.

这位医生把病人转介绍给专门医生诊治。

vi.

1. 论及, 谈到, 提及[(+to)]

In his speech, he referred to the Bible several times.

他在演说中好几次提到圣经。

I knew the lady was referring to Bill when she spoke of a bright young lad.

当这位太太说起一个聪明小伙子时, 我知道她指的是比尔。

2. 查阅, 参考; 查询, 打听[(+to)]

Please refer to the last page of the book for answers.

寻找答案, 请查阅书的最后一页。

3. 涉及, 有关[(+to)]

The rule refers only to special cases.

这条规则只涉及一些特殊的情况。

词形变化

形容词: referable | 名词: referral | 动词过去式: referred | 动词过去分词: referred | 动词现在分词: referring | 动词第三人称单数: refers |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.指点; 针对

direct  point  recommend  allude  

同义参见:

pertain  cite  impute  

英英释义

动词 refer:

make reference to

同义词：mention, advert, bring up, cite, name

have to do with or be relevant to

同义词：pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on

think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

seek information from

同义词：consult, look up

have as a meaning

同义词：denote

短语词组

refer to

1. 提到

Don't refer to this matter again, please.

请别再提这件事。

补充

referrefer英:[riˈfə:] 美:[rɪˈfɚ]vi.1.提到; 针对; 关系到Don't refer to the matter again.不要再提这件事了。Does your remark refer to all of us?你的评论是针对我们所有人的吗?vt.1.送交; 提交He referred the case to the High Court.他把案子提交给高级法庭处理。2.归于Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.有些人把自己所有的苦恼都归咎于运气不佳, 而不认为是缺乏能力。vt. & vi.1.参考; 查阅Refer to the dictionary when you don't know how to spell a word.当你不知道怎么拼写一个词时, 查阅一下词典。The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.星号是让读者参看脚注。

例句

1. What are you referring to?你指的是什么？ 2. He always referred to his friend as Mr Lowry.他总是称他的朋友为劳里先生。 3. Our economy is referred to as a free market.我们的经济被称为自由市场经济。 4. He referred briefly to his notebook.他简单地翻看了一下自己的笔记。 5. This song refers to an incident in the civil war.这首歌是关于内战中的一次冲突。 6. Cromwell referred his victories to God.克伦威尔把自己的胜利归于天意。 7. He could refer the matter to the high court.他可以把此事交由高等法院裁决。 8. He referred me to the manager.他把我介绍给了经理。 9. I refer you to a paper by Sutherland published recently.我推荐你去查查萨瑟兰最近发表的一篇论文。 10. The patient should be referred for tests immediately.这位病人应该立即转诊接受检查。 11. He referred Jenny to a specialist.他让珍妮转到一位专科医生那里就诊。 12. Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their doctor.病人大多数是在医生建议下转往医院就医。 13. The discovery of America is generally referred to Columbus.一般人都说美洲是哥伦布发现的。 14. This style of architecture is usually referred to the sixteenth century.这种风格的建筑一般是属于16世纪的。 15. Their proposal was referred to the United Nations.他们的提案已提交联合国。 16. He referred the dispute to the board of directors.他将这件纠纷转给董事会处理。 17. This rule does not refer to children.这项规定不适用于儿童。 18. For further details, please refer to the last page of the book.欲知详情，请参阅本书的最后一页。 19. He referred to his friends for information.他向朋友们打听消息。 20. the reports of the commission are often referred to in the media.委员会的报告常被媒体提到。 21. the Royal Navy is referred to as the Senior Service.皇家海军被称为Senior Service。 22. I refer my honourable friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.我请尊敬的朋友们注意我不久前做的回答。 23. God refers to something that cannot be known.神指无法理解的事物。 24. the prisoner may require the Secretary of State to refer his case to the Parole Board.囚犯可要求国务大臣将他的案子提交给假释委员会。 25. she was referred to a clinical psychologist for counselling.她被转给临床心理医生进行咨询。 26. I always refer to a dictionary when I come upon a new word.我遇生词时，总是查词典。 27. the God to whom he habitually referred his highest inspirations.被他通常当成最崇高灵感源泉的神。 28. When he said ‘some students’, do you think he was referring to us?当他说“一些学生”，你认为是在指我们吗？ 29. She always referred to Ben as ‘that nice man’.她老是把本称作“那个好心人”。 30. The term ‘adolescent’ refers to young people between the ages of 12 and 17.“青少年”这个词指12至17岁的人。 31. If you don't understand a word you may refer to your dictionaries.遇有不明白的词，可以翻查词典。 32. The doctor has referred me to a specialist.那位医生已把我转给一位专科医生诊治。 33. How can doctors refer patients for treatment without examining them first?医生怎么能没检查就让病人接受治疗？ 34. Most of the patients we see here were referred by other doctors.我们这里看到的大多数病人都是其他医生转过来的。 35. My doctor referred me to a specialist.我的医生建议我去找一位专家诊治。 36. The Senate bill has been referred to the Finance Committee.参议院议案已经提交给了财政委员会。 37. The company is referring people to its Web site for more information.这家公司让人们登录其网站获取更多信息。 38. She often refers to her notes when giving a speech.她演讲时经常翻看讲稿。 39. Please refer to our Web site for more information.请登录我们的网站获取更多信息。 40. The word “finch” refers to a kind of bird.单词finch指一种鸟。 41. The numbers shown in the text refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page.正文中出现的数字指引查阅页脚处的脚注。 42. No one referred to the incident.没有人提及这件事。 43. The victim was referred to only as “John Doe.”受害者只是被称作“某男”。 44. "At one time, people referred to the city as the Paris of the East."人们曾一度称这座城市为“东方巴黎”。