refer to
phrasal verbrefer to somebody/something (as something)
to mention or speak about somebody/something 提到；谈及；说起 The victims were not referred to by name. 没有提到受害人的姓名。 Her mother never referred to him again. 她的母亲再也没有提起过他。 You know who I'm referring to. 你知道我指的是谁。 I promised not to refer to the matter again. 我答应过再也不提这事了。 He referred to the fact that the vessel had not undergone a refit since 1987. 他提到该船自1987年以来没有进行过改装。 She always referred to Ben as ‘that nice man’. 她总是称本为 “那个大好人”。 This process is often referred to as global warming. 这个过程通常被称为全球变暖。
Extra ExamplesKaminsky and Reinhart—hereafter referred to as KR Kaminsky 和 Reinhart－ 以下称为 KR The disease was commonly referred to as ‘the green sickness’. 人们一般将这种病称为“ 萎黄病”。
refer to somebody/something
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to describe or be connected to somebody/something 描述；涉及；与…相关 The star refers to items which are intended for the advanced learner. 标有星号的项目是给高阶学习者的。 The term ‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social sciences. arts 一词通常指人文和社会科学。 This paragraph refers to the events of last year. 这一段说的是去年发生的事。 In Austen's tale, the title refers to the pride of Darcy. 在奥斯汀的故事中，标题指的是达西的骄傲。 The term ‘accent’ refers to pronunciation. The term ‘dialect’ refers to vocabulary and grammar. “口音”一词指的是发音。“方言”一词指的是词汇和语法。 The term ‘alexia’ is used to refer to any acquired disorder of reading. “失读症”常用来指后天阅读障碍。 These figures refer only to full time employees. 这些数字仅指全职员工。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briefly
- in passing
- specifically
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- be used to
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to look at something or ask a person for information 查阅；参考；征询 You may refer to your notes if you want. 如果需要，可以查阅笔记。 to refer to a dictionary 查词典 Please refer to the following documents for specific details of the programme. 请参阅以下文件，了解该计划的具体细节。