新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

refer

英  [rɪˈfɜː]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • refers , referring , referred

    1[I 不及物动词] 谈及

    If you refer to a particular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them.

    近义词

    mention , cite

    双语例句

    例:

    In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada.

    在他的讲话中,他提到了最近的一次加拿大之行。

    例:

    'What precisely is your interest in the patient referred to here?'

    “你对于这里提到的病人到底有什么兴趣?”

    2[I 不及物动词]

    If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing, you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them.

    近义词

    allude , call , describe

    双语例句

    例:

    Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend.

    玛西娅把他称为好朋友。

    例:

    Our economy is referred to as a free market.

    我们的经济被称为自由市场经济。

    3[I 不及物动词] 描述

    If a word refers to a particular thing, situation, or idea, it describes it in some way.

    近义词

    describe , relate to , apply to

    双语例句

    例:

    The term electronics refers to electrically induced action.

    电子学描述的是电力产生的作用。

    例:

    English prefers nouns to verbs -- that is, words which refer to objects rather than words which refer to actions.

    英语优先选择名词而非动词—即描述物体的词语而非描述动作的词语。

    4[T 及物动词] 把…送往(医院就医)

    If a person who is ill is referred to a hospital or a specialist, they are sent there by a doctor in order to be treated.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was referred to the hospital by a neighbourhood clinic.

    她被一家社区诊所送往医院就诊了。

    5[T 及物动词] 提交

    If you refer a task or a problem to a person or an organization, you formally tell them about it, so that they can deal with it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He could refer the matter to the high court.

    他可以把这件事提交高等法院。

    6[T 及物动词] 介绍

    If you refer someone to a person or organization, you send them there for the help they need.

    双语例句

    例:

    Now and then I referred a client to him.

    我不时地介绍客户给他。

    7[I 不及物动词] 参考 , 查看

    If you refer to a book or other source of information, you look at it in order to find something out, often to mention it in your own work.

    近义词

    allude to , mention , cite

    双语例句

    例:

    He referred briefly to his notebook.

    他迅速查看了一下他的笔记。

    例:

    Concerning its origins we should like to refer to E F Schumacher, to the fieldwork of K Hart and to the theoretical work of M Lipton.

    谈起它的起源,我们应该参考E·F·舒马赫、K·哈特的实地调查和M·利普敦的理论著作。

    8[T 及物动词] 指点…查阅

    If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information they need or that you think will interest them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto.

    布赖恩先生还要我去查阅美国记者安东尼·斯卡杜托写的一本书。