把……歸因（於），認為……起源（於）[（+to）]He referred all his troubles to bad luck. 他將他的一切麻煩都歸因於運氣不好。
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論及，談到，提及[（+to）]In his speech, he referred to the Bible several times. 他在演說中好幾次提到聖經。I knew the lady was referring to Bill when she spoke of a bright young lad. 當這位太太說起一個聰明小伙子時，我知道她指的是比爾。
提到; 談論This author begins by referring to the early history of India. 作者一開始就提到了印度的早期歷史。When I said some people are stupid I wasn't referring to you. 我說某些人笨時, 我不是指的你。
