reference

名词 reference:

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
   同义词：mention
2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   同义词：citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, mention, quotation
3. an indicator that orients you generally
   同义词：reference point, point of reference
4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
   同义词：reference book, reference work, book of facts
5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
   同义词：character, character reference
6. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
   同义词：denotation, extension
7. the act of referring or consulting
   同义词：consultation
8. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
   同义词：source
9. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

动词 reference:

1. refer to
   同义词：cite

1. He loaded his pages with references.
   他在文章中引用大量参考资料。
2. You should make a reference to a dictionary.
   你应该参考字典。
3. There is no further reference to him in her diary.
   她的日记中没有进一步提到他。

ref.er.ence

n.Abbr. ref.（名词）缩写 ref.
An act of referring:
参考：参考的行为：
例句：
My careful writing results from many references to a dictionary.
我缜密的文章来源于经常查字典

Significance in a specified context:
特殊的重要性：在特定上下文中有特别的意义：
例句：
Her speeches have special reference to the African situation.
她的演讲对非洲形势有特定的意义

Meaning or denotation.
涵义：意思或含义
The state of being related or referred:
相关：被提及或被参考的状态：
例句：
with reference to; in reference to.
关于；就…而言

A mention of an occurrence or a situation:
提及：提到发生的事件或处境：
例句：
She made frequent references to her promotion.
她时常提到她的升迁

A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source.
参考书目：提示读者参考另外的篇章或资料的出版物注解
The passage or source so referred to.
参考资料：供参考的篇章或资料
A work frequently used as a source.
参考书：常被当作出处的作品
A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information.
参照符号：用来引导读者到别处寻找附加信息的符号或脚注
Law
【法律】
Submission of a case to a referee.
提交仲裁，提交裁判：把案件提交仲裁人或裁判员
Legal actions conducted before or by a referee.
仲裁引导，仲裁施行：由仲裁人或裁判员引导或施行的法律行为

A person who is in a position to recommend another or to vouch for his or her fitness, as for a job.
介绍人：可以为另一人推荐或保证他或她适合做如某工作的人
A statement about a person`s qualifications, character, and dependability.
推荐信：对于某人资历、性格和可靠性的陈述
v.tr.（及物动词）
ref.er.enced,ref.er.enc.ing,ref.er.ences
To supply references to:
提供…参考：
例句：
.Our memories are addressed and referenced . . . by significant fragments of their own content.(Frederick Turner)
.我们的回忆是被它们自己内容的重要部分所引述和参考的.(弗雷德里克·特纳)

To mention in a reference; refer to:
提及：提到以供参考；指…：
例句：
He referenced her book in his speech.See Usage Note at allude
他在讲话中提及了她的书参见 allude

【引伸】
ref.erencer
n.（名词）
ref.eren.tial
ref.eren.tially
adv.（副词）