reference的意思

基本释义

• n 参考，参照；涉及，提及；参考书目；介绍信；证明书

  part of something you say or write in which you mention a person or thing

• v 引用

例句

1. The official at the American embassy asked me for two references.

   美国大使馆的官员要我提供两名证明人。

2. The play is full of references to the political events of those days.

   这剧本涉及当时的许多政治事件。

3. Avoid any reference to his illness.

   千万别提起他的病。

4. The author does not give references.

   作者没有注明参考文献的出处。

5. Does he has references from former employers?

   他有以前雇主写的推荐信吗?

短语

• for reference 以供参考；备案
• with reference to 关于（等于in reference to）
• reference value 参考值；标准值；参照值
• in reference to 关于
• for your reference 供您参考；供你方参考

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. the act of referring or consulting e.g. reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer Synonym: consultation 2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression the class of objects that an expression refers to e.g. the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos Synonym: denotationextension 3. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to e.g. he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes 4. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored Synonym: addresscomputer address 5. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts e.g. he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic Synonym: reference book reference workbook of facts 6. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability e.g. requests for character references are all too often answered evasively Synonym: charactercharacter reference 7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage e.g. the student's essay failed to list several important citations the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book the article includes mention of similar clinical cases Synonym: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, mention, quotation 8. a remark that calls attention to something or someone e.g. she made frequent mention of her promotion there was no mention of it the speaker made several references to his wife Synonym: mention 9. an indicator that orients you generally e.g. it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved Synonym: reference pointpoint of reference 10. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to e.g. he carried an armful of references back to his desk he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation Synonym: source verb 1. refer to e.g. he referenced his colleagues' work Synonym: cite

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