1. without reference to : 不论, 与...无关;
名词
假期
Borrow books-(借书)
1. 提及;谈到
Reference to someone or something is the act of talking about them or mentioning them. A reference is a particular example of this.
2. 咨询;征询;参考;查阅
Reference is the act of consulting someone or something in order to get information or advice.
3. (书)供参考的
Reference books are ones that you look at when you need specific information or facts about a subject.
4. 引语;引用的观点;引证
A reference is a word, phrase, or idea which comes from something such as a book, poem, or play and which you use when making a point about something.
5. (方便查询的)编号,标记,索引
A reference is something such as a number or a name that tells you where you can obtain the information you want.
6. 介绍信;推荐信
A reference is a letter that is written by someone who knows you and which describes your character and abilities. When you apply for a job, an employer might ask for references .
7. (求职等时的)推荐人,介绍人,证明人
A reference is a person who gives you a reference, for example when you are applying for a job.
1. the act of referring or consulting
e.g. reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
Synonym: consultation
2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
the class of objects that an expression refers to
e.g. the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
Synonym: denotationextension
3. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
e.g. he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes
4. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Synonym: addresscomputer address
5. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
e.g. he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic
Synonym: reference bookreference workbook of facts
6. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
e.g. requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
Synonym: charactercharacter reference
7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
e.g. 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
Synonym: citationciteacknowledgmentcreditmentionquotation
8. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
e.g. she made frequent mention of her promotion
there was no mention of it
the speaker made several references to his wife
Synonym: mention
9. an indicator that orients you generally
e.g. it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Synonym: reference pointpoint of reference
10. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
e.g. he carried an armful of references back to his desk
he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
Synonym: source