| 单词 | refer to sb/sth (as sth) |
| 释义 | ● reˈfer to sb /sth (as sth )🔑 to mention or speak about sb /sth 提到；谈及；说起◆ 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。◆ She always referred to Ben as 'that nice man' . 她总是称本为 “那个大好人”。◆ I promised not to refer to the matter again . 我答应过再也不提这事了。mentionrefer to sb/sth ⬥ speak ⬥ cite ⬥ quoteThese words all mean to write or speak about sb/sth, often in order to give an example or prove sth.以上各词均含写到、说到、谈及或举例说明之义。mention to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information指提到、写到、说到，尤指未给出详细信息：◆Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.没人跟我提过这事。refer to sb/sth(ratherformal ) to mention or speak about sb/sth指提到、谈及、说起：◆I promised not to refer to the matter again.我答应过再不提这事了。speak to mention or describe sb/sth指提起、讲述：◆Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame.目击者都谈到有个大火球。cite(formal ) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying指提及（原因）、举出（示例）证明：◆He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.他提到繁重的工作负荷是导致他累垮的原因。quote to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying指举例说明：◆Can you quote me an instance of when this happened?你能否给我举例说明一下发生这事的情况？cite or quote?用 cite 还是 quote？You can cite reasons or examples, but you can only quote examples. * cite 可指提及原因或举出示例，但 quote 只用于举例：◆He quoted his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.Cite is a more formal word than quote and is often used in more formal situations, for example in descriptions of legal cases. * cite 较 quote 正式，常用于较正式的场合中，如说明法律案件。Patternsto mention/refer to/speak of/cite/quote sb/sth as sb/sthto mention/refer to/cite/quote a(n) example/instance/case of sthfrequently/often mentioned/referred to/spoken of/cited/quotedthe example mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted above/earlier/previouslySee also refer |
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