refer to
【提到、指向、涉及】
“refer” 和短语 "refer to" 都有与某物或某人相关的意思,但它们的用法和含义有所不同。
1. refer (v.)
基本意思是指提到、提及某人或某事,也可以表示查询、查阅某些资料。
- 表示提及某人或某事:
- 例子:He referred to the meeting in his speech.
(他在演讲中提到了会议。)
- 例子:He referred to the meeting in his speech.
- 表示查询或参考:
- 例子:Please refer to the manual for instructions.
(请查阅手册以获取说明。) - 例子:She referred to several studies in her paper.
(她在论文中引用了几项研究。)
- 例子:Please refer to the manual for instructions.
2. refer to (短语)
"refer to" 是一个短语动词,意思是“提到、指向、涉及”某人或某事。它通常用来说明某个话题或指代的对象。
- 表示提及或指向:
- 例子:In her presentation, she referred to recent research on climate change.
(在她的演示中,她提到了关于气候变化的最新研究。)
- 例子:In her presentation, she referred to recent research on climate change.
- 表示指代或说明:
- 例子:What does the word "economy" refer to in this context?
(在这个上下文中,“经济”一词指的是什么?)
- 例子:What does the word "economy" refer to in this context?
- 表示查阅资料:
- 例子:Please refer to the guide for more details.
(请查阅指南以获取更多细节。)
- 例子:Please refer to the guide for more details.
区别
- refer 更常用作动词,表示动作本身,既可以是指向某事,也可以表示查询资料。
- refer to 是短语动词,通常涉及指向、提到、查阅某个对象或话题,语境中有明确的对象。
例子对比:
- refer:I will refer to the manual to find the solution.
(我会参考手册来找到解决方案。) - refer to:The doctor referred to the patient’s medical history.
(医生提到了病人的病史。)