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我可以使用indicate而不是refer to吗?如果不是,有区别吗?

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Rebecca

是的, indicate和refer to这里可以互换使用。但如果非要选择, refer to会更自然。因为,作为动词, refer比indicate更直接地指代对象。示例: Her mother never referred to him again. (她妈妈再也没提过他。) 例子: You know who I'm referring to. I promised not to refer to the matter again. (你知道我在说谁。我发誓我永远不会再说一遍。)另一方面, indicate指向或发现某物,传授或展示知识,或让人们知道的意思。示例: The map indicates where the treasure is buried. (地图指向埋藏宝藏的地方。) 示例: There is nothing to indicate that the two events are connected. (不用说,这两个事件是相关的。)

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它们都指事物的顶部或最高部分。