reference — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A relationship or relation (to something).

   Употребление

   • архаичное
   • исчисляемое
   • литературное
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   A man is beloued of a man, in that he is a man, but all theſe are farre more eminent and great, when they ſhal proceed from a ſanctified ſpirit, that hath a true touch of Religion, and a reference to God.

2. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   Changes will befall, and friends may part, / But distance only cannot change the heart / And were I call’d to prove th’ assertion true, / One proof should serve—a reference to you.

4. A person who provides this information; a referee.

   Употребление

   • употребление в США
   • исчисляемое
   • especially
   • неисчисляемое

5. A reference work.

   Употребление

   • attributive
   • исчисляемое
   • often
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   reference grammar

   Reference Dictionary of Linguistics

6. The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

7. A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

8. A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • литературное
   • неисчисляемое

9. A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • литературное
   • неисчисляемое

10. An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

    Употребление

    • исчисляемое
    • неисчисляемое

11. A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

    Употребление

    • исчисляемое
    • неисчисляемое

12. Appeal.

    Употребление

    • исчисляемое
    • вышедшее из употребления
    • неисчисляемое

    Примеры

    Другие примеры (1)

    Y’are falne into a Princely hand, feare nothing, / Make your full reference freely to my Lord, / Who is ſo full of Grace, that it flowes ouer / On all that neede.

Глагол

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).

   Примеры

   You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.

2. To cite, to use as a reference.

   Примеры

   Reference the dictionary for word meanings.

   Другие примеры (1)

   The penchant for synthesizing the work of others that pervades British scholarship has been described by one of my cynical American colleagues as “a giant bibliography that is always eating its own tail.” By this he means that cliques of like-minded writers tend to reference each other’s work incessantly.

   Written information is a relatively new phenomenon. Depositing it and being able to reference it centuries later is not common human experience.

   Другие примеры (1)

   On the Florence Harding page, for instance, a researcher will be able to reference a book by Waarren Harding’s alleged mistress, Nan Britton, who claimed that she bore his daughter.

3. To mention, to refer to.

   Употребление

   • proscribed
   • sometimes

   Примеры

   In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.

   Humanities institutions specifically reference the work setting for illustrative applications of the unique and significant contributions of the Humanities.

   Другие примеры (3)

   With the economy characteristic of all African sculpture, these portraits reference individual and social identities simultaneously, so that the image of a king may represent a particular king and all kings; a commemorative mask for a woman, a particular woman and all titled women.

   And I would simply reference those of you who are out there working.

   While Trump has not explicitly mentioned habeas corpus in public, it’s what he was referencing last month when he commented on steps he could take to combat nationwide injunctions against his actions on deportations, according to one of the people familiar with the talks.

4. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

   Примеры

   The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

Существительное

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

   Синонимы

   mention

   Более общие понятия

   remarkcommentinput

   Примеры

   she made frequent mention of her promotion

   there was no mention of it

   Другие примеры (1)

   the speaker made several references to his wife

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   Синонимы

   citationciteacknowledgmentcreditmentionquotation

   Более общие понятия

   noteannotationnotation

   Примеры

   the student's essay failed to list several important citations

   the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book

   Другие примеры (1)

   the article includes mention of similar clinical cases

3. an indicator that orients you generally

   Синонимы

   reference pointpoint of reference

   Более общие понятия

   indicator

   Примеры

   it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved

4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

   Синонимы

   reference bookreference workbook of facts

   Более общие понятия

   book

   Примеры

   he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

   Синонимы

   charactercharacter reference

   Более общие понятия

   recommendationtestimonialgood word

   Примеры

   requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

6. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

   Синонимы

   denotationextension

   Более общие понятия

   meaningsubstance

   Примеры

   the extension of ‘satellite of Mars’ is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

7. the act of referring or consulting

   Синонимы

   consultation

   Более общие понятия

   action

   Примеры

   reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

8. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

   Синонимы

   source

   Более общие понятия

   publication

   Примеры

   he carried an armful of references back to his desk

   he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

9. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

   Синонимы

   addresscomputer address

   Более общие понятия

   codecomputer code

10. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

    Более общие понятия

    meaningsubstance

    Примеры

    he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes

Глагол

1. refer to

   Синонимы

   cite

   Более общие понятия

   writecomposepenindite

   Примеры

   he referenced his colleagues' work