refer to somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v

a) MENTIONto mention or speak about someone or something 提到，谈到

We agreed never to refer to the matter again.

我们说定永远不再提这件事。

Although she didn’t mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to.

尽管她没有提任何人的名字，但大家都知道她指的是谁。

He likes to be referred to as ‘Doctor Khee’.

他喜欢别人叫他“基博士”。

The hospital now refers to patients by name, not case number.

医院现在叫病人的名字，不叫号码了。

n Grammar

You always refer to someone or something:

He referred to my letter.

✗Don’t say: He referred about my letter. | He referred my letter.

b) LOOK FORto look at a book, map, piece of paper etc for information 参考，查看，查阅

He gave the speech without referring to his notes.

他脱稿发表了演讲。

c) ABOUTif a statement, number, report etc refers to someone or something, it is about that person or thing 涉及，关于

The figures refer to our sales in Europe.

这些数字是我们在欧洲的销售额。

d) SEND refer somebody/something to somebody to send someone or something to a person or organization to be helped or dealt with 把某人介绍给某人〔以求帮助〕/把某事物交给某人〔解决〕

My doctor is referring me to a dermatologist.

我的医生介绍我去看一位皮肤科医生。

My complaint was referred to the manufacturers.

我的投诉已转给制造商受理。

e) refer somebody to something formal to tell someone where to find information 叫某人去某处〔查阅资料〕

Readers are referred to the bibliography for further information.

读者可查看参考书目，获取详细资料。

Examples from the Corpus

refer as• Why do I refer to Euclidean geometry as a physical theory rather than a branch of mathematics?• Botanists often give up and refer to such groups as ` aggregates' or ` complexes'.• Where a convergent or divergent margin has a significant transform component it is appropriate to refer to it as an oblique-slip margin.• Once the dictionary was available, society gained in cohesion because anyone could refer to it as an outside source for comparison.• If there has been a history of rheumatic fever in the past. Refer to other chapters as necessary.• Medieval texts refer to it as one of the fifty-one most sacred places for Hindus.• It is the students who refer to it as the black magic course.• As always, play up your strongest points in the opening paragraph and refer to them as you go along.

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词汇	refer to somebody/something
释义	refer to somebody/something refer to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) MENTIONto mention or speak about someone or something 提到，谈到 We agreed never to refer to the matter again. 我们说定永远不再提这件事。 Although she didn’t mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to. 尽管她没有提任何人的名字，但大家都知道她指的是谁。 as He likes to be referred to as ‘Doctor Khee’. 他喜欢别人叫他“基博士”。 by The hospital now refers to patients by name, not case number. 医院现在叫病人的名字，不叫号码了。 n Grammar You always refer to someone or something: He referred to my letter. ✗Don’t say: He referred about my letter. \| He referred my letter. b) LOOK FORto look at a book, map, piece of paper etc for information 参考，查看，查阅 He gave the speech without referring to his notes. 他脱稿发表了演讲。 c) ABOUTif a statement, number, report etc refers to someone or something, it is about that person or thing 涉及，关于 The figures refer to our sales in Europe. 这些数字是我们在欧洲的销售额。 d) SEND refer somebody/something to somebody to send someone or something to a person or organization to be helped or dealt with 把某人介绍给某人〔以求帮助〕/把某事物交给某人〔解决〕 My doctor is referring me to a dermatologist. 我的医生介绍我去看一位皮肤科医生。 My complaint was referred to the manufacturers. 我的投诉已转给制造商受理。 e) refer somebody to something formal to tell someone where to find information 叫某人去某处〔查阅资料〕 Readers are referred to the bibliography for further information. 读者可查看参考书目，获取详细资料。 Examples from the Corpus refer as• Why do I refer to Euclidean geometry as a physical theory rather than a branch of mathematics?• Botanists often give up and refer to such groups as ` aggregates' or ` complexes'.• Where a convergent or divergent margin has a significant transform component it is appropriate to refer to it as an oblique-slip margin.• Once the dictionary was available, society gained in cohesion because anyone could refer to it as an outside source for comparison.• If there has been a history of rheumatic fever in the past. Refer to other chapters as necessary.• Medieval texts refer to it as one of the fifty-one most sacred places for Hindus.• It is the students who refer to it as the black magic course.• As always, play up your strongest points in the opening paragraph and refer to them as you go along. → refer to somebody/something at refer(1)
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