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• ① 1言及,提到;引用(★可用被动式)2(把…)称(为…)
  • The author frequently refers to Shakespeare.作者经常引述莎士比亚。
  • I wasn't referring to you by that remark.我那句话并不是指你而言。
  • They referred to him as a hypocrite.他们称他为伪君子。

• ② 1有关系;适用2【文法】(代名词)指(某一名词等)
  • This statement refers to all of you.这句话适用于你们大家。
  • The new law refers only to foreign residents.那项新法律仅适用于外侨。
  • Which antecedent does this pronoun refer to?这个代名词指的是哪一个先行词?

• ③ 1查找(品性、能力等);打听(★可用被动式)2参考,参照(★可用被动式)
  • I referred to her former employer for information about her character.我向她以前的雇主查找有关其品行的数据。
  • For proof the writer refers to a passage from the book.为了证明,作者参照引自该书的一节。
  • refer to a dictionary [one's notes]参考字典[笔记]