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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] 称

    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。

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