Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #728
refer
涉及；与…有关
to relate to or be about something
常与 to 连用，指某事物涉及或关系到另一事物。
- 1.
To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
引导(某人)注意某事。
- 2.
To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
提交给(另一个人或团体)考虑；转交或引导到其他地方。
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
To mention (something); to direct attention (to something).
提到(某事)；引导注意(某事)。
- 5.
To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
指代；涉及；与...相关；关于；暗指
- 6.
To be referential to another element in a sentence.
在句中指代另一成分
- 7.
To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object.
指向计算机内存中的特定位置或特定对象
- 8.
To require to resit an examination.
要求补考
- 9.
To have the meaning of, to denote.
表示；意指
- 10.
To cause (pain) to be felt elsewhere.
引起(疼痛)的牵涉性感觉
- 11.
To apparently relocate; to be felt in another place than where it is actually caused.
牵涉性痛；感觉在别处而非实际病因处
提交；转交；使求助于；称…为；用…指称；把…归入；认为…属于；引导(某人)注意某事。；提交给(另一个人或团体)考虑；转交或引导到其他地方。
In use
During the meeting, he referred to our previous discussion.
She often refers to her childhood when she talks about happiness.
The article refers to a study published last year.
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。
refer to sth (consult)
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。
refer sb to sb/sth
主语通常是医生、机构等。
The doctor referred her to a specialist.
Connections
Collocations
- refer to
- 查阅；参考；提到
- Please refer to the manual for instructions.请参考手册获取说明。
- refer to as
- 把…称为
- She is often referred to as the queen of pop.她常被称为流行乐女王。
- refer someone to
- 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。
- refer back
- 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。
- refer to something as
- 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”。
- refer a patient to
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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
Grammar Note
及物动词时常用 refer...to...；不及物动词时常用 refer to
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'refer' (stressed vowel /ɜːr/ and ending /fɜːr/). Note that 'suffer' (/ˈsʌfər/) looks similar but has a different vowel and stress, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.