refer

vt. 提交, 归诸于, 把...提交, 使求助于
vi. 提到, 涉及, 查阅, 查询, 咨询
【经】 交付, 委托
相关词组:
refer oneself to
refer to A as B
refer to sth
refer to sb for information

动词过去式:referred 过去分词:referred 现在分词:referring 第三人称单数:refers 名词:referral 形容词:referable 

re.fer

v.（动词）
re.ferred,re.fer.ring,re.fers
v.tr.（及物动词）
To direct to a source for help or information:
引…去求助：指点到消息来源处寻求帮助或信息：
例句：
referred her to a heart specialist; referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
叫她找心脏病专家；叫我向他以前的雇主查询对他的推荐

To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
归因于…：指派或归因于……；认为起源于……
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class.
认为…属于：指定或认为属于一种特定的种类或类型
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
遵照：提交（有争议的事件）给权威机构仲裁、决定或检查
To direct the attention of:
使注意：引导……的注意力：
例句：
refer him to his duties.
叫他把注意力放到工作上

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To pertain; concern:
与…有关：涉及；关于：
例句：
questions referring to yesterday`s lecture.
涉及昨天演讲的问题

To make mention or reference.
参照：引证或参考
To have recourse; turn:
依据：求助；查询：
例句：
refer to a dictionary.
查字典


来源：
Middle English referren
中古英语 referren
from Old French referer
源自 古法语 referer
from Latin referre
源自 拉丁语 referre
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表.又，再.]
ferre [to carry] * see bher-
ferre [携带] *参见 bher-

【引伸】
ref.erable

refer.ral
n.（名词）
refer.rer
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>refer,advert,mentionThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to call or direct attention to something.:
这些动词的中心意思是.引起或引导对某事的注意.：
例句：
referred to my indiscretion;
归因于我的不慎重；

例句：
adverting to childhood experiences;
言及少年时期的经历；

例句：
often mentions his old friend. See also Synonyms at attribute ,resort
常提及他的老朋友 参见同义词 attribute,resort

It is sometimes believed that the phraserefer back is redundant, since the prefixre- means .back,. but the objection is misplaced.In fact, an expression can refer either to something that has already been mentionedor to something that is yet to be mentioned,and the distinction betweenrefer back and refer ahead may thus be required for clarification. For example, the sentenceJones promised that if he was elected to the council, Harris would be made the council president is ambiguous, because the pronounhe may either refer back or refer ahead. See Usage Note at allude ,redundancy
人们有时认为短语refer back 是重复的， 因为前缀re- 意为.过去的，后面的.， 但这一异议是错误的。事实上，一种表达方法可以指已经提到的东西，也可以指即将提到的东西，所以refer back 和 refer ahead 之间的区别可能会要求进行区分。 例如句子琼斯保证如果他被选进委员会，哈里斯将被选为委员会主席 是不明确的， 因为代词他 可以指后面的，也可以指前面的 参见 allude,redundancy