referre•fer /rɪ'fɜːʳ/ (referred, referred; referring)

vt

1. 指引…去参考；让…去查询

• On two occasions at least Gray referred us to Chekhov. 至少有两次格雷让我们查阅契诃夫。

• I was referred to the manager. 人家让我去询问经理。

2. 提交给，送交给(以供处理等)

• My complaint was referred to the manufacturers. 我的意见被提交给生产商处理。

3. 让(某人)求诊于，转诊于

• The doctor referred her to a heart specialist. 医生嘱咐她转诊于一位心脏病专家。

vi

1. 提到，谈到；涉及，有关

• We agreed never to refer to the matter again. 我们同意不再提及这件事。

• The figures in the left-hand column refer to our sales abroad. 左栏的数字是有关我们在国外的销售额。

2. 参考，查阅，引证

• For additional explanation，refer back to page 20. 若需进一步补充解释，请翻回到本书第20页。

3. 询问，查询