動(dòng)詞 refer:

1. make reference to
   同義詞：mention, advert, bring up, cite, name
2. have to do with or be relevant to
   同義詞：pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
3. think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
4. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
5. seek information from
   同義詞：consult, look up
6. have as a meaning
   同義詞：denote

1. The matter was referred to the United Nations.
   此事被提交給聯(lián)合國(guó)。
2. For further particulars, please refer to Chapter Ten.
   詳情請(qǐng)看第10章。
3. This regulation refers only to children.
   這些規(guī)定僅適用于兒童。

re.fer

v.（動(dòng)詞）
re.ferred,re.fer.ring,re.fers
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To direct to a source for help or information:
引…去求助：指點(diǎn)到消息來(lái)源處尋求幫助或信息：
例句：
referred her to a heart specialist; referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
叫她找心臟病專家；叫我向他以前的雇主查詢對(duì)他的推薦

To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
歸因于…：指派或歸因于……；認(rèn)為起源于……
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class.
認(rèn)為…屬于：指定或認(rèn)為屬于一種特定的種類或類型
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
遵照：提交（有爭(zhēng)議的事件）給權(quán)威機(jī)構(gòu)仲裁、決定或檢查
To direct the attention of:
使注意：引導(dǎo)……的注意力：
例句：
refer him to his duties.
叫他把注意力放到工作上

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To pertain; concern:
與…有關(guān)：涉及；關(guān)于：
例句：
questions referring to yesterday`s lecture.
涉及昨天演講的問(wèn)題

To make mention or reference.
參照：引證或參考
To have recourse; turn:
依據(jù)：求助；查詢：
例句：
refer to a dictionary.
查字典

來(lái)源：
Middle English referren
中古英語(yǔ) referren
from Old French referer
源自 古法語(yǔ) referer
from Latin referre
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) referre
re- [re-]
re- [前綴，表.又，再.]
ferre [to carry] * see bher-
ferre [攜帶] *參見(jiàn) bher-

【引伸】
ref.erable
refer.ral
n.（名詞）
refer.rer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>refer,advert,mentionThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to call or direct attention to something.:
這些動(dòng)詞的中心意思是.引起或引導(dǎo)對(duì)某事的注意.：
例句：
referred to my indiscretion;
歸因于我的不慎重；

例句：
adverting to childhood experiences;
言及少年時(shí)期的經(jīng)歷；

例句：
often mentions his old friend. See also Synonyms at attribute ,resort
常提及他的老朋友 參見(jiàn)同義詞 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
人們有時(shí)認(rèn)為短語(yǔ)refer back 是重復(fù)的， 因?yàn)榍熬Yre- 意為.過(guò)去的，后面的.， 但這一異議是錯(cuò)誤的。事實(shí)上，一種表達(dá)方法可以指已經(jīng)提到的東西，也可以指即將提到的東西，所以refer back 和 refer ahead 之間的區(qū)別可能會(huì)要求進(jìn)行區(qū)分。 例如句子瓊斯保證如果他被選進(jìn)委員會(huì)，哈里斯將被選為委員會(huì)主席 是不明確的， 因?yàn)榇~他 可以指后面的，也可以指前面的 參見(jiàn) allude,redundancy