含义和用法如下：
1.表示“谈到”或“提到、说起”，“涉及，与……相关”“指的是”之意，例如：
In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada.
他在讲演中提到了前不久的加拿大之行。
We have referred freely to his ideas.
我们频繁地提到了他的观点。
I promised not to refer to the matter again.
我答应过再不提这事了。
All employees will refer to each other by the honorific suffix 'san'.
所有雇员相互称呼时都须在名字后添加敬语san（日语表示“先生”，“女士”）。
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They would never refer to/ mention that matter again.
他们将永远不再提起那件事。
The new law does not refer to land used for farming.
那条新法律并不涉及耕种用地。
The victims were not referred to by name.
没有提到受害人的姓名。
Her mother never referred to him again.
她的母亲再也没有提起过他。
You know who I'm referring to.
你知道我指的是谁。
Please don't refer to his past again. 请别再提他的往事了。
These books refer to Asian problems. 这些书涉及到亚洲问题。
I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.
这一点现在顺便提一下，以后还会讲到。
That remark does not refer to [ direct at] her.
那句话不是指她说的。
The term ‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social sciences.
arts一词通常指人文和社会科学。
This paragraph refers to the events of last year.
这一段说的是去年发生的事。
I am not referring to 'small' people in the literal sense of the word.
我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。
2.表示“称…（为）”
Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend...
马西娅把他称作好朋友。
She always referred to Ben as 'that nice man'.
她总是称本为“那个大好人”。
These bats are sometimes misleadingly referred to as 'flying foxes'.
这些蝙蝠有时被误称为“飞狐”。
Our economy is referred to as a free market.
我们的经济被称作自由市场经济。
Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。
3.表示“查阅”或“参考征询，”之意。
Our observations may contain a grain of truth for you to refer to.
我们的意见也许会有千虑一得之处，供你参考。
Refer to the original, please.
请参看原文。
Please refer to the right-hand column of page 200 of this dictionary.
请参看这本词典第二百页右面一栏。
Writers often refer to a dictionary.
作家时常参考字典。
You may refer to your notes if you want.
如果需要，可以查阅笔记。
He referred briefly to his notebook.
他简单地看了看自己的笔记。
Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto.
布赖恩先生还建议我去查阅美国记者安东尼·斯卡杜托的一本书。
4.推荐;介绍
Now and then I referred a client to him.
我不时地介绍客户给他。
Only your family doctor can refer you to a surgeon.
只有你的家庭医生才能把你介绍给外科医生。
5.将…转到（医院就医）；将…转给（专科医生）；将…送交给（以求获得帮助等），提交；送交；委托
Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners...
病人大多数是在他们的全科医生建议下转往医院就医。
My doctor referred me to a specialist.
我的医生让我去找一位专家诊治。
The case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
这个案子被送交到上诉法院。
He could refer the matter to the high court.
他可以将此事交由高等法院裁决。
The case was referred to a higher court.
案件转到了上一级法院。
It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.
经过表决决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。
The case was referred to a competent authority.
事情已交给有关当局处理。
You may refer your complaint to an independent adjudicator.
你可以向独立裁判投诉。
Dear Sir, Your letter of the 9th October has been referred to us.
尊敬的先生，您10月9日的来信已转交我处。
I will take the suggestion under advisement, and refer it to the board.
对于这项建议，我将咨询专家意见作周密考虑并且提交给董事会处理。
