reference noun ⇨reference (with reference to your letter of 22 July)⇨endorsement (a reference from your last employer)reference
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reference ♦︎ mention ♦︎ quote ♦︎ quotation ♦︎ citation ♦︎ allusionThese are all words for sth that you say or write that mentions or repeats sb/sth else.这些词均表示提到、谈及。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a quote / quotation / citation (taken) from sb / sth◆in a reference / an allusion to sb / sth◆a brief reference / mention / allusion◆the earliest reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to make no reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to be full of references / allusions to sth◆This quote / quotation / citation comes from...■reference [countable, uncountable] something that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else; the act of mentioning sb/sth说到(或写到)的事;提到;谈及◆In an obvious reference to the president, she talked of corruption in high places.她谈到高层人员的腐败问题,显然是在影射总统。◆She made no reference to her illness, but only to her future plans.她没有提及自己的病,只说了未来的打算。◆ (formal, written) With reference to your letter of 22 July...关于你7月22日的来信⋯ see also refer to sb/sth ⇨ mentionverb■mention [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the act of mentioning sb/sth; sth that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else提到;谈及;说到(或写到)的事◆He went white at the mention of her name.提到她的名字时他脸色煞白。◆We have several other products worthy of mention.我们有其他几种产品值得一提。◆The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.各家报纸对这场音乐会只字未提。 see also mention ⇨ mentionverbNOTE辨析 Reference or mention?Reference is usually countable; the uncountable form is mostly used in fixed expressions in formal writing. Mention is more often uncountable; the countable form can be slightly informal, as in the phrase get a mention. * reference通常作可数名词,不可数形式主要用于正式文章的固定用语中。mention较常作不可数名词,可数形式稍偏非正式,如短语get a mention。■quote [countable] (informal) words or lines taken from a book or play or sth that sb has said, and repeated because they are interesting or useful引文;引语◆This quote comes from a poem by Robert Browning.这句引语出自罗伯特•勃朗宁的一首诗。◆The article included quotes from detectives who worked on the case.文中引述了办理此案的侦探的话。■quotation kwəʊˈteɪʃn; NAmEkwoʊˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (formalorwritten) words or lines taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because they are interesting or useful; the act of repeating a quotation引文;引语;语录;引用◆The book began with a quotation from Goethe.这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。◆The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.作者旁征博引以证明自己的观点。NOTE辨析 Quote or quotation?Both these words can refer to words taken from writing or formal speeches.这两个词均可指从著作或正式演讲辞引用的话◆a quote / quotation from Shakespeare一条莎士比亚名言But only quote is used when repeating informal speech.但引述非正式讲话仅用quote◆quotations from detectives who worked on the case see also quote ⇨ mentionverb, quote ⇨ quoteverb■citationsaɪˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (formalorwritten) a quotation from or reference to a book, piece or writing or author, especially in academic writing; the act of repeating a citation引文;引语;(尤指学术著作中的)引述;引用◆The report contained several citations taken from her PhD thesis.该报告载有几处取自她的博士论文的引文。◆Space does not permit the citation of examples.篇幅有限,示例从略。 see also cite ⇨ mention, cite ⇨ quote■allusion əˈluːʒn [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) something that is said or written that refers to another person or subject in an indirect way间接提到的事;暗指;典故◆His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings.他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。◆Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.她的诗随处可见晦涩的文学典故。 see also allude to sb/sth ⇨ mention
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