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refer to sb/sth (mention)
用于提及某人或某事。
She referred to her childhood in the interview.
她在采访中提到了她的童年。
涉及；与…有关
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
涉及；与…有关
to relate to or be about something
She referred to her childhood in the interview.
她在采访中提到了她的童年。
常与 to 连用，指某事物涉及或关系到另一事物。
引导(某人)注意某事。
To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
提交给(另一个人或团体)考虑；转交或引导到其他地方。
To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
通过心理或理性过程将某事物归入或置于某类、某原因、来源、动机、理由或解释依据。
To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
提到(某事)；引导注意(某事)。
To mention (something); to direct attention (to something).
refer
Base
原形
refers
3rd person
第三人称单数
referring
-ing
现在分词
referred
Past
过去式
referred
Past participle
过去分词
She refers to her notes.
她参考她的笔记。
He referred me to a specialist.
他把我转给了一位专家。
I am referring to your question.
我指的是你的问题。
They have referred the matter to the committee.
他们已把此事提交给委员会。
注意refer to中的to是介词；过去式双写r
During the meeting, he referred to our previous discussion.
会议期间，他提到了我们之前的讨论。
She often refers to her childhood when she talks about happiness.
她谈到幸福时，常常提到自己的童年。
The article refers to a study published last year.
这篇文章提到了去年发表的一项研究。
用于提及某人或某事。
She referred to her childhood in the interview.
她在采访中提到了她的童年。
常用在说明书、教材等中。
Please refer to the notes at the end of the book.
请查阅书尾的注释。
主语通常是医生、机构等。
The doctor referred her to a specialist.
医生把她转给了一位专家。
Not this
Please refer the manual for details.
Use this
Please refer to the manual for details.
不及物动词 refer 后不能直接接宾语，必须加介词 to 才能接提及的对象。
Not this
He referred to the matter to the manager.
Use this
He referred the matter to the manager.
及物动词 refer 表示‘提交、转交’时，结构为 refer + 直接宾语 + to + 间接宾语，不能在直接宾语前多加 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
查阅；参考；提到
Please refer to the manual for instructions.
请参考手册获取说明。
把…称为
She is often referred to as the queen of pop.
她常被称为流行乐女王。
叫某人去…；让某人参考
The doctor referred me to a specialist.
医生让我去专科医生那里。
重提；回溯
The committee decided to refer the matter back to the previous discussion.
委员会决定将此事回溯到之前的讨论。
把某事称为
They refer to that phenomenon as 'the butterfly effect'.
他们把那种现象称为“蝴蝶效应”。
把病人转给（专科医生）
The general practitioner referred the patient to a cardiologist.
全科医生把病人转给了心脏病专家。
把…称为
He referred to her as his muse.
他把她称为他的缪斯。
提及，谈到
She referred to the incident in her speech.
她在演讲中提到了那件事。
重新查阅，回头提到
Let me refer back to my notes.
让我回头查阅一下笔记。
Use refer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
re（再次）+ fer（带来）= 再带，查资料时再次带入参考。联想：查阅时“再带”上那本书。
中性偏正式，多用于学术文章、法律文件及日常交流中指代或查阅
及物动词时常用 refer...to...；不及物动词时常用 refer to
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