资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Refer \Re*fer"\ (r?*f?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred}
   (-f?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r['e]f['e]rer, L.
   referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.]
   1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct
      elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, infirmation, decision,
      etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer
      a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer;
      to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of
      fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a
      question of law to a superior tribunal.

   3. To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to
      assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason,
      or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to
      electrical disturbances.

   {To refer one's self}, to have recourse; to betake one's
      self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]

            I'll refer me to all things sense.    --Shak.

资料来源 : WordNet®

refer
     v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
          with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up},
           {cite}, {name}]
     2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
        questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to
        your earlier comments" [syn: {pertain}, {relate}, {concern},
         {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
     3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or
        with a general group or in relation to another; "This
        plant can be referred to a known species"
     4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
        "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a
        committee"
     5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
        "refer to your notes" [syn: {consult}, {look up}]
     6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: {denote}]
     [also: {referring}, {referred}]

referred
     See {refer}