Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense refers, present participle referring, past tense, past participle referred
1VERB 谈及;提到;提及 If you refer to a particular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them. 谈及;提到;提及
In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada. [VERB + to]
他在讲演中提到了前不久的加拿大之行。
2VERB 称…(为) If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing, you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them. 称…(为)
Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend. [VERB + to]
马西娅把他称作好朋友。
He simply referred to him as Ronnie. [Vto n as n]
他就叫他龙尼。
Our economy is referred to as a free market. [Vto n as n]
我们的经济被称作自由市场经济。
3VERB 涉及;提及;描述 If a word refers to a particular thing, situation, or idea, it describes it in some way. 涉及;提及;描述
The term electronics refers to electrically-induced action. [VERB + to]
电子学这个术语涉及电感作用。
4VERB [usually passive]将…转到(医院就医);将…转给(专科医生) 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. 将…转到(医院就医);将…转给(专科医生)
Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners. [beVERB-ed + to]
病人大多数是在他们的全科医生建议下转往医院就医。
The patient should be referred for tests immediately. [beVERB-ed]
病人必须马上转去医院做化验。
5VERB 提交;送交;委托 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. 提交;送交;委托
He could refer the matter to the high court. [VERB noun + to]
6VERB 推荐;介绍 If you refer someone to a person or organization, you send them there for the help they need. 推荐;介绍
Now and then I referred a client to him. [VERB noun + to]
我不时地介绍客户给他。
7VERB 查阅,参考(资料) If you refer to a book or other source of information, you look at it in order to find something out. 查阅,参考(资料)
He referred briefly to his notebook. [VERB + to]
他简单地看了看自己的笔记。
8VERB 指引;让…去查询 If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them. 指引;让…去查询
Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto. [VERB noun + to]