reference

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Tài liệu tham khảo, nguồn thông tin

BrE /ˈrefərəns/ AmE /ˈrefərəns/

noun / verb en → vi

1 DOCUMENT [singular] B1

Tài liệu tham khảo, nguồn thông tin

a book, article, or website that gives information about a subject

  • make a reference to something

Collocations academic reference · bibliographic reference

  • The book contains many useful references.

    Cuốn sách chứa nhiều tài liệu tham khảo hữu ích.

2 PERSON [singular] B2

Lời giới thiệu, thư giới thiệu

a letter from someone who knows you, saying that they think you would be good at a job or for a course of study

  • ask somebody for a reference

Collocations job reference · character reference

  • She asked her former boss to write her a reference.

    Cô ấy đã nhờ sếp cũ viết thư giới thiệu cho mình.

3 MENTION [transitive] B1

Trích dẫn, đề cập đến

to mention something in a book, article, or speech

  • make a reference to somebody/something

Collocations reference to an event · reference in a book

  • The article makes several references to the war.

    Bài viết đã đề cập đến nhiều lần về cuộc chiến.

4 LOOKUP [singular] B2

Tra cứu thông tin

the act of looking for information in a book, dictionary, or on the internet

  • make a reference to something

Collocations reference in a database · online reference

  • He made several references to the dictionary.

    Anh ấy đã tra cứu từ điển nhiều lần.

5 PERSON [singular] C1

Người giới thiệu, người tham chiếu

a person who can give information about you when asked, for example by a new employer or university

  • ask somebody to be your reference

Collocations professional reference · personal reference

  • She asked her former colleague to be a reference.

    Cô ấy đã nhờ đồng nghiệp cũ làm người giới thiệu.

6 PROPERTY [singular] C1

Đặc điểm, tính chất

a quality or characteristic that something has, especially one that is important when considering buying it

  • have a reference to something

Collocations reference to quality · reference to condition

  • The house has excellent references in terms of its location.

    Nhà có vị trí tuyệt vời.

7 LOOKUP [singular] C1

Tài liệu tra cứu, từ điển

a book or website that gives information about a subject, especially one used to look up facts and figures

  • make a reference to something

Collocations reference book · encyclopedia reference

  • The reference is an excellent source of information.

    Tài liệu tham khảo là nguồn thông tin tuyệt vời.

8 MENTION [transitive] C1

Trích dẫn ví dụ

to mention something in a book, article, or speech as an example of what you are talking about

  • make a reference to somebody/something

Collocations reference to an example · reference in a lecture

  • The speaker made several references to the company's success.

    Người phát biểu đã trích dẫn nhiều ví dụ về thành công của công ty.