1.(教材P6)The word industry refers to all the businesses involved in supplying a certain product or service.
单词industry是指涉及供应某一产品或服务的所有行业。
(1)refer to参考;参阅;涉及;谈到;提及
In his speech,he didn't refer to the problem at all.
在他的演讲中,丝毫未涉及那个问题。
If you have any questions,please refer to the guide book.
如果你有问题,请参阅旅游指南。
(1)refer to sb./sth. 提到/说起某人/某事
refer to sth. 参考某物;查看/查阅某物
refer to...as... 把……说成;把……比作
refer sb./sth.to sb. 提交某人/某机构做决定/处理
(2)reference n. 参考
make a reference to 提到,谈到
Coal is usually referred to as a fossil fuel.
煤通常被称为化石燃料。
I have read a lot of reference materials.
我已读了很多的参考资料。
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refer to中的to是介词,后面不接动词原形,要跟动名词或名词,与之用法相同短语还有stick to,lead to,look forward to, be devoted to等。