| 词汇 | referring to |
| 释义 | (redirected from referring to)refer to (someone or something)1. To mention or make a reference to someone or something. "What a loudmouth," said John, referring to Tom. I was referring to Paris, Texas, not Paris, France. 2. To indicate, signify, or point to someone or something. The first pie chart refers to the company's various expenditures, while the second refers to our sources of revenue. This line in the application refers to people with a weekly income of less than $500. 3. To look or turn to something as a source of information or support. Please refer to your employee handbook if you have any questions about these policies. refer someone to someone or somethingto direct someone to someone or something; to send someone to someone or something. The front office referred me to you, and you are now referring me to someone else! They should have referred you to the personnel department. refer to someone or somethingto mention someone or something. Are you referring tome when you speak about a kind and helpful person? I was referring to the personnel department. refer tov. 1. To mention or reference someone or something: When you say he's clumsy, are you referring to what he did the other day? When we are in the meeting, refer to me as your colleague and not as your sister. 2. To signify something or someone directly; denote something or someone: The red line on the graph refers to the birth rate and the blue line to the death rate. 3. To pertain to something or someone; concern something or someone: I have a question referring to yesterday's lecture. 4. To direct someone to someone or something for help, support, or information: My doctor couldn't find the problem, so she referred me to a specialist. 5. To have recourse to someone or something for help, support, or information; turn to someone or something: Whenever I encounter a word that I don't know, I refer to a dictionary. 6. To direct the attention of someone to something: The instructor referred us to the third page of the manual. |
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