He referred briefly to his notebook.是什么意思？

He referred briefly to his notebook.

他简单地看了看自己的笔记。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

referred

vi. (to)涉及，查阅；v. 提到( refer的过去式和过去分词 )，针对，关系到，请教；

例句
The counsellor referred her to another therapist.
咨询指导让她去看另一位治疗专家。

briefly

adv. 短暂地，简单地，简略地，略略；

例句
We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

notebook

n. 笔记簿，笔记本电脑，手册，笔记本；

例句
He extracted a small notebook from his hip pocket...
他从屁股兜里摸出一个小笔记本。