1 [I] refer to sb/sth (as sth) to mention or talk about sb/sth 提及;谈到;指:
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?She always referred to Ben as ‘that nice man’.她老是把本称作“那个好心人”。
2 [I] refer to sb/sth to describe or be connected with sb/sth 形容;与…有关;指:
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。
3 [I] refer to sb/sth to find out information by asking sb or by looking in a book, etc 参考;查阅;查询;询问:
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。
4 [T] refer sb/sth to sb/sth to send sb/sth to sb/sth else for help or to be dealt with 转送往某人或某处以便处理或寻求协助:
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。
refer/rIˋfɝ; rIˈfɜː/v referred , referring refer to sb/sthphr v 1 to mention someone or something 提到﹐谈及: He referred to her several times. 他几次提到她。+as Some people refer to them as ‘gangsters'. 有些人称他们为"匪帮"。 2 to look at a book, map, piece of paper etc for information 查阅﹐参考﹐参见: Refer to page 14 for instructions. 参见第 14 页上的说明。 3 refer sb to sb/sth to send someone to another place or person for information, advice etc 让〔某人〕去〔另一处或另一人处〕查询资料[征求意见]: Professor Harris referred me to an article she had written. 哈里斯教授叫我参考她写的一篇文章。My doctor referred me to an eye specialist. 我的医生介绍我去看眼病专科医生。
referreferrefersreferredreferringverb (refers, referring, referred)refer to somebodyor something1to talk about somebody or something: When I said that some people are stupid, I wasn't referring to you!2to describe or be connected with somebody or something: The word ‘child’ here refers to anybody under the age of 16.3to look in a book or ask somebody for informationsame meaningconsult: If you don't understand a word, you may refer to your dictionaries.