refer
/rɪˈfɜː(r)/verb
referred, referring
1
- no obj.
refer to
mention or allude to提到, 谈到; 指： the reports of the commission are often referred to in the media
委员会的报告常被媒体提到
the Royal Navy is referred to as the Senior Service. Royal Navy
（皇家海军）被称为Senior Service。
1.1
- with obj.
refer someone to
direct the attention of someone to让（某人）注意： I refer my honourable friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
我请尊敬的朋友们注意我不久前做的回答。
1.2
refer to
(of a word or phrase) describe or denote; have as a referent（词, 短语）指, 表示：God refers to something that cannot be known.
神指无法理解的事物。
2
- with obj.
refer something to
pass a matter to (another body, typically one with more authority or expertise) for a decision提交（更权威或更专业的机构）做出决定, 进行处理： the prisoner may require the Secretary of State to refer his case to the Parole Board.
囚犯可要求国务大臣将他的案子提交给假释委员会。
2.1
- send or direct (someone) to a medical specialist让（病人）转诊于：
she was referred to a clinical psychologist for counselling.
她被转给临床心理医生进行咨询。
2.2
- no obj.
refer to
read or otherwise use (a source of information) in order to ascertain something; consult查阅, 参考： I always refer to a dictionary when I come upon a new word.
我遇生词时, 总是查词典。
3
- with obj.
refer something to
archaic trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source〈古〉把…归因于： the God to whom he habitually referred his highest inspirations.
被他通常当成最崇高灵感源泉的神。
3.1
- regard something as belonging to (a certain period, place, or class)认为…属于（某时期, 某地点或某类）。
4
- with obj. fail (a candidate in an examination)（考试中）淘汰（应试者）。
短语
refer to drawer
- Brit. a phrase used by banks when suspending payment of a cheque〈英〉（银行拒付用语）请询问出票人。
派生词
referable
/rɪˈfɜːrəbl/ adjectivereferrer
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French referer or Latin referre 'carry back', from re- 'back' + ferre 'bring'.