point of reference

英 [ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈrefrəns]

美 [ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈrefrəns]

n.  参照物; 参考依据

化学

牛津词典

noun

• 参照物；参考依据
  something that you already know that helps you understand a situation or explain sth to sb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （用于了解情况或进行交流的）参照依据，参考标准
  Apoint of referenceis something which you use to help you understand a situation or communicate with someone.
  1. Do we still have any fixed point of reference in the teaching of English?
     我们在英语教学上还有固定不变的参考标准吗？

英英释义

noun

• an indicator that orients you generally
  1. it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
  Synonym:reference pointreference

双语例句

• This is possible only if we have a point of reference that lies beyond the roller coaster.
  只有当我们拥有一个处于过山车之外的参考点才能做到这一点。
• The SOA-RM should be the number one point of reference for SOA concepts, elements, and logical analysis views.
  SOA-RM应该是SOA概念，元素以及逻辑性分析视图的一点。
• The point of reference for analyzing the linguistic situation in Catalonia is the language which a person speaks and not their ethnic identity as in China.
  ¨分析加泰罗尼亚语言现状的参照点在于，使用这一语言的人并不象在中国那样就是属于某一个民族的人。
• Thomas suspects that the horizon provides a helpful point of reference, allowing people to sense the difference between their body's natural motion and the motion of the ship.
  托马斯猜测地平线给人们提供了一个更有利的参照点，让人们感受到身体自然晃动和船体晃动的差别所在。
• In order to answer this question, you need a point of reference.
  为了回答这些问题，你需要一点参考。
• These numbers represent a point of reference and provide the preliminary data necessary for further research.
  这些数值代表了一个参考值，并为将来进行进一步的研究提供了所需的初步数据。
• Practice, for the erection of public logistics information platform provides a point of reference, as a public logistics information platform development guide.
  实践上，为公共物流信息平台的搭建提供了一种参考标准，可作为公共物流信息平台的开发指南。
• As a point of reference, our main database server is pretty busy and chugs along at an average of17 transactions per second, which should total to around$ 4.40 per month.
  以下是一些参考数据，我们的主数据库是非常繁忙的，一秒大约处理17个事务，每个月的花费大约是4.4美元。
• The purpose of analyzing the limitations lies in providing a constructive point of reference for the theory of typicality that is bogging down into crisis.
  分析典型论局限性的目的，在于对陷入理论危机的典型论提供一个建设性的参照点。
• Do we still have any fixed point of reference in the teaching of English?
  我们在英语教学上还有固定不变的参考标准吗？