名詞 reference:

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

動(dòng)詞 reference:

1. refer to
   同義詞：cite

1. He loaded his pages with references.
   他在文章中引用大量參考資料。
2. You should make a reference to a dictionary.
   你應(yīng)該參考字典。
3. There is no further reference to him in her diary.
   她的日記中沒有進(jìn)一步提到他。

ref.er.ence

n.Abbr. ref.（名詞）縮寫 ref.
An act of referring:
參考：參考的行為：
例句：
My careful writing results from many references to a dictionary.
我縝密的文章來源于經(jīng)常查字典

Significance in a specified context:
特殊的重要性：在特定上下文中有特別的意義：
例句：
Her speeches have special reference to the African situation.
她的演講對(duì)非洲形勢(shì)有特定的意義

Meaning or denotation.
涵義：意思或含義
The state of being related or referred:
相關(guān)：被提及或被參考的狀態(tài)：
例句：
with reference to; in reference to.
關(guān)于；就…而言

A mention of an occurrence or a situation:
提及：提到發(fā)生的事件或處境：
例句：
She made frequent references to her promotion.
她時(shí)常提到她的升遷

A note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source.
參考書目：提示讀者參考另外的篇章或資料的出版物注解
The passage or source so referred to.
參考資料：供參考的篇章或資料
A work frequently used as a source.
參考書：常被當(dāng)作出處的作品
A mark or footnote used to direct a reader elsewhere for additional information.
參照符號(hào)：用來引導(dǎo)讀者到別處尋找附加信息的符號(hào)或腳注
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員
Legal actions conducted before or by a referee.
仲裁引導(dǎo)，仲裁施行：由仲裁人或裁判員引導(dǎo)或施行的法律行為

A person who is in a position to recommend another or to vouch for his or her fitness, as for a job.
介紹人：可以為另一人推薦或保證他或她適合做如某工作的人
A statement about a person`s qualifications, character, and dependability.
推薦信：對(duì)于某人資歷、性格和可靠性的陳述
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
ref.er.enced,ref.er.enc.ing,ref.er.ences
To supply references to:
提供…參考：
例句：
.Our memories are addressed and referenced . . . by significant fragments of their own content.(Frederick Turner)
.我們的回憶是被它們自己內(nèi)容的重要部分所引述和參考的.(弗雷德里克·特納)

To mention in a reference; refer to:
提及：提到以供參考；指…：
例句：
He referenced her book in his speech.See Usage Note at allude
他在講話中提及了她的書參見 allude

【引伸】
ref.erencer
n.（名詞）
ref.eren.tial
ref.eren.tially
adv.（副詞）