a piece of written information about sb's character, ability, etc. especially when they are looking for employment
Noun:
a remark that calls attention to something or someone;she made frequent mention of her promotion
there was no mention of it
the speaker made several references to his wife
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;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
an indicator that orients you generally;it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
the act of referring or consulting;reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
a publication or a passage from a publication that is referred to;he carried an armful of references back to his desk
he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
computer science the code that identifies where a piece of information is storedthe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to;he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes
Verb:
refer to;he referenced his colleagues' work
n.名词
reference, deference, homage, honour参见honour条。
用作名词 n.
动词+～contain〔give, provide〕 a reference包含〔提及,提供〕参考cross reference同一书或文件中的相互参照have a reference to和…有关make a reference提及形容词+～constant〔further〕 reference经常〔进一步〕查阅direct〔indirect〕 reference直接〔间接〕提到future reference将来参考good reference很好的推荐信negative〔positive〕 reference否定〔肯定〕某人的证明书passing reference稍稍涉及excellent〔satisfactory〕 references有力〔令人满意〕的证明书介词+～for reference作参考keep it for reference备作参考in reference to that incident关于那件事a frame of reference参照标准,准则a list of references参考书目load one's pages with references旁征博引without reference to不管,不论,与…无关without reference to age and sex不论男女老少～+介词reference to说到,提到,参考,查看references to the opponents提到对手reference to this point提及这一点
用作名词n.without reference to不考虑…,置…于不顾not taking account of sb/sth
近义词 key键good好的word单词cite引用locus场所place地方blame责备thing东西credit信用regard尊敬notice注意source来源mention提到bearing轴承respect尊敬concern关心address住址citation引用allusion暗指position位置location位置instance例子relation关系evidence证据quotation语录situation形势relevance中肯statement陈述witness目击者direction方向extension延长character个性suggestion建议indication指示allegation断言assignment分配imputation归罪intimation暗示credential国书connection联系dependence依赖denotation指示orientation适应affirmation肯定endorsement支持implication牵连connotation涵义indicator指示器illustration说明consultation咨询testimonial证明书specification规格certification证明recommendation推荐attributionU归因acknowledgment承认correlation相互关系reference book参考书reference point参照点reference work考证工作point of reference参考点character reference字符引用good word好话; 好消息; 佳音…
用作名词n.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。
Avoid any reference to his illness.千万别提起他的病。
The author does not give references.作者没有注明参考文献的出处。
Does he has references from former employers?他有以前雇主写的推荐信吗?
The headmaster supplied him with a reference.校长给他提供证明人。reference总是与介词to连用。
All are admitted, without reference to age or sex.全面都是允许的，不参考年龄或性别。商业复信的开首常用With reference to your letter，应避免在一般通信里出现；
with reference to比in reference to更常见，都主要用在商业信函和公文里，少用于口语。这里的to是介词，所以WithIn reference to editing a school paper里，用editing不用edit。
名词99%,动词1%
Can we contact yourreferences?我可以与你的推荐人联系吗?用作动词Paraphrasing is not direct quotation, but you still need to reference it.意译不是直接引用
Each chapter isreferencedin minute detail.每一章后面都附有极为详尽的参考资料。
Each chapter isreferenced, citing literature up to 1999.每一章都附有参考资料，引用文献截止到1999年。