Question

一道英语选择题He always takes along with him a English dictionary to_____ new words whenever

He always takes along with him a mini English dictionary to_____ new words whenever possible.
A. refer to B. look at C. look up D. point to
答案是c，a为什么不对啊？不是也有查阅的意思吗？

Answer 1

答：是的，refer to 有“查阅”的解释。如：
《美国传统双解》：
To have recourse; turn: 依据：求助；查询：

refer to a dictionary. 查字典
如果没有后面的 words whenever possible.
则选A也正确：
He always takes along with him a mini English dictionary to_refer to_
而我们知道look up new words (in a dictionary), 表示（在词典中）查新词。
所以C对。A不对。

追问

那look up a dictionary是不是不对啊？

追答

也有这么说的，但你不能把这两个放在一起。如果没有这个new words两个都可以。

Answer 2

这一题只能选C。

解释：
refer to sb./sth. 向某人（或某物）咨询或求助

它的用法和look up 刚好相反，即 look up new words in a dictionary = refer to a dictionary for new words

Answer 3

C refer to参考，指代
而look up与dictionary构成固定搭配
同用法的例句： It is very complex to look up the characters in a dictionary.

Answer 4

refer to 参考 宾语一般是 参考书 或者辞书
look up查字典 一般 接宾语 一般接WORD(一个单词) 这里是字典，所以选look up

Answer 5

在字典中查找就是 look up 这个你记死了 遇到字典填查找时就填look up

Answer 6

A主要为推测的意思