小蓝OG Verbal SC 45 非常规问题——标题一定要长才会有牛牛来看

helio5

Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed.
A. remaining this way whether or not
B. remaining like that even as
C. remaining as such whether or not
D. remains in this way although
E. remains thus even when

我想知道的是红字部分是个什么用法，查了半天没查到
要是在考试的时候这种东西在划线部分里面，我肯定判它是wordy了
真心求指教啊

aeoluseros

固定搭配哦
refer (from LDOCE):
to mention or speak about someone or something
　We agreed never to refer to the matter again.
　Although she didn't mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to.
refer to somebody/something as
　He likes to be referred to as 'Doctor Khee'.
refer to somebody/something by
　The hospital now refers to patients by name, not case number.