误Who were you referring when you said some people were stupid?
正Who were you referring to when you said some people were stupid?
司令员提到了战争时期的经历。误The commander referred his experience during the war.
正The commander referred to his experience during the war.
委员会成员之间的纠纷都提交主席去解决。误The dispute between the committee members is referred the chairman.
正The dispute between the committee members is referred to the chairman.
析refer表示“谈到,提及”“涉及”“查阅”时,是不及物动词,与介词to连用。
当她有困难的时候,从不求助于别人。误She never refers to others when she has difficulties.
正She never refers herself to others when she has difficulties.
析表示“求助于…”应说refer oneself to, refer用作及物动词,通常接oneself作宾语。
他向我们打听消息。误He referred us for information.
正He referred to us for information.
析refer to sb for sth 意思是“为某事而向某人提及”,亦即“向某人询问或打听某事”,其中to不可缺少。