单词详解

1. vi.

A. 论及，谈到，提及 [(+to)] (make reference to)
In his speech, he referred to the present several times.
他在演说中好几次提到总统。
I knew the teacher was referring to Bill when she spoke of a lazy boy.
当老师再说一个懒惰的孩子时，我知道她指的是比尔。

B. 查阅，参考，查询，打听[(+to)] （seek information from）

Ｉoften refer to a dictionary for the pronunciations of the words.　

我经常翻字典查单词的发音。

C. 涉及，有关 [(+to)] （be relevant to）
The case refers to some government officers. 这个案例只涉及到一些政府官员。

2. vt.

A. 把……归因 (于)，认为……起源(于) [(+to)]
He referred all his success to good luck. 他将他的成功归因于运气好。

Ｂ. 把……归类(于)，把……归属(于)[(+to)

Referring the small to two different countries is very strange.

把这个小镇归为两个国家真是有些奇怪。

相关词组

1．refer to...as  把……称做……

They refer to the thing as food, as it can make their belly full.

他们把这种东西称为食物，因为它能填饱肚子。

2．refer to 意思为“提及”，“参考”等，不论是及物还是不及物，其后的介词to都不能省略。

She referred me to the dictionary. 她向我提及词典。
She referred to the dictionary. 她参照词典。

相关单词

形容词：referable

名词：referral

过去式：referred

过去分词：referred

现在分词：referring

第三人称单数： refers