refer to
- v.提到;查阅
refer toThese words all mean to write or speak about sb/sth, often in order to give an example or prove sth.以上各词均含写到、说到、谈及或举例说明之义。
to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information指提到、写到、说到，尤指未给出详细信息：
Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
没人跟我提过这事。
( rather formal ) to mention or speak about sb/sth指提到、谈及、说起：
I promised not to refer to the matter again.
我答应过再不提这事了。
( formal ) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying指提及（原因）、举出（示例）证明：
He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.
他提到繁重的工作负荷是导致他累垮的原因。
to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying指举例说明：
Can you quote me an instance of when this happened?
你能否给我举例说明一下发生这事的情况？
You can cite reasons or examples, but you can only quote examples. |
Cite is a more formal word than quote and is often used in more formal situations, for example in descriptions of legal cases. |
( formal ) to mention sth in an indirect way指间接提到、暗指、影射：
The problem had been alluded to briefly in earlier discussions.
这个问题在以往的讨论中已经间接提及。
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For details , refer to the Basis of Design .
详细情况，请查阅基本设计。
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For further information , please refer to the relevant books .
如需进一步的资料，请查阅相关书籍。
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All employees will refer to each other by the honorific suffix ' san ' .
所有雇员相互称呼时都须在名字后添加敬语san（日语表示“先生”，“女士”）。
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What I laughingly refer to as my garden is a corner lot by our postage-stamp size house .
我戏称为花园的地方，是我们家那豆腐块大小的屋子旁边的一个犄角旮旯。
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They come from Tuam , a place they refer to on the title track of their album , ' All the Way From Tuam ' .
他们来自蒂厄姆，就是那个在他们专辑同名歌曲《一路行自蒂厄姆》中提及的地方。
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They would never refer to / mention that matter again .
他们将永远不再提起那件事。
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Our observations may contain a grain of truth for you to refer to .
我们的意见也许会有千虑一得之处，供你参考。
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I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again .
这一点现在顺便提一下，以后还会讲到。
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Refer to the original , please .
请参看原文。
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There 's the original to refer to .
有原文可按。
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That remark does not refer to [ direct at ] her .
那句话不是指她说的。
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Please refer to the right-hand column of page 200 of this dictionary .
请参看这本词典第二百页右面一栏。
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Writers often refer to a dictionary .
作家时常参考字典。
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The new law does not refer to land used for farming .
那条新法律并不涉及耕种用地。
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Later it came to refer to studying under very hard conditions .
厥后指在困难的条件下周旋耐劳研习。
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There 's no parallel case to refer to .
没有同类案例可引。
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Please refer to map on next page for seminar room locations .
请见后页之会议室位置图。
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An asterisk designates quantities that refer to the volume element .
星号“☆”代表体积元的有关量。
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Wildcards are another form of shorthand to refer to the contents of a directory .
通配符是另一种简写形式，用来引用目录中的内容。
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We all affectionately refer to her as our elder sister .
我们都亲热地称她为大姐。
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Who did your remarks refer to ?
你的话是说谁呢？
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Refer to the above .
参见上文。
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To remove the ambiguity , these laws should refer to the velocity and the acceleration of the center of mass .
要避免含糊，这些定律所指的应当是质心的速度和加速度。
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Some people refer to such modification as maturity .
有些人则将这种转变称为成熟。
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And then there those who , not knowing what questions are coming at them , and having no resources to refer to , can freeze .
然而，也有另外一些人不知道他们会遇到什么样的问题，也没有资源可以参考，这些人什么都不做。
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And over time , people began to use the word " restaurant " to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself .
随着时间的推移,人们开始用"餐馆"这个词来指卖汤的地方,而不是指汤本身。
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In conversation , people might refer to the four Williams as William John 's son , William hill , William smith , and William brown .
在谈话中，人们可能会提到四个威廉，他们分别是威廉·约翰的儿子，威廉·希尔，威廉·史密斯和威廉·布朗。
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They also refer to men who remain single past 40 .
超过40岁的单身男士也被称为有毒单身汉。
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Relationship test may refer to :
恋情考验可能指以下情形：
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The term has also been used to refer to Millennials .
这个词还曾用来指千禧一代。
指提及、写到某人或某事时，通常一带而过，不涉及太多细节。
Some of the solutions were mentioned in his summary.
其中的一些解决方案在他的总结里提到了。
Did you mention the idea to her?
你和她说起过这个想法吗？
指间接提起某人或某事。
The story alludes to her past that she wouldn't like to discuss with others.
这个故事影射她不愿和别人谈论的过去。
尤指简短地提起或谈及某人或某事，常可与 mention 换用。
They would never refer to/mention that matter again.
他们将永远不再提起那件事。
In her autobiography, she occasionally refers to/mentions her unhappy schooldays.
在其自传中，她偶尔提及她不幸的学生时代。