read
verb
uk/riːd/us/riːd/read|readuk/red/us/red/readverb(UNDERSTAND)
A1[IorT]
tolookat words orsymbolsandunderstandwhat theymean:
阅读；看懂；读到Hespentapleasantafternoonreading (thenewspaper/abook).他一下午都在阅读（报纸／书），过得很开心。
I readaboutthe family'ssuccessin thelocalpaper.我在当地报纸上读到了这个家庭的成功经历。
It was toodarkto readourmapand we took awrongturning.天太黑看不清地图，所以我们拐错了弯。
Can you readmusic?你识乐谱吗？
Yourhandwritingis sountidyI can't read it.你笔迹太潦草，我看不懂。
[+ (that)]I've read in thenewspapers(that)there is athreatofwar.我从报纸上获悉战争可能会爆发。
Putyourplasticcardin theslot, and themachinewill read it andidentifywho you are.把你的信用卡插入槽内，机器就会读卡并辨认你的身份。
Somechildrencan read(= havelearnedtheskillof reading)by theageof four.一些孩子在4岁时就会识字了。
A2[IorT]
to say the words that areprintedor written:
朗读；读出She read (thepoem)slowlyandquietly.她小声地慢慢读（这首诗）。
[+ two objects]Theirteacheralways reads them astoryat the end of theday.他们老师在一天课程结束时总是给他们读个故事。
Childrenloveto havestoriesread(aloud/out)tothem.孩子们喜欢听人给他们（大声／朗）读故事。
C2[T]
tounderstandand give aparticularmeaningto writteninformation, astatement, asituation, etc.:
理解；读作；（用于订正讹误）改作，换用Shemissedthetrainbecause she read 18.30 p.m.as8.30 p.m.insteadof 6.30 p.m.她误了火车，因为她把时间18:30理解成了晚上8点半，而不是傍晚6点半。
Onpage19,for"Blitish",pleaseread "British".第19页上的 Blitish 应作 British。
If I've read thesituationcorrectly, we should have someagreementon thecontractby the end of theweek.如果我对形势的看法正确的话，周末前我们应该可以就合同达成某种一致。
[IorT]
How you read apieceof writing, or how it reads, is how itseemswhen you read it:
读起来（给人某种印象）；看着好像是…Theletterreadsas ifit was written in ahurry.这封信读起来好像是匆匆写就的。
Herlatestnovelreads well(= is written in anattractiveway).她最新出版的一部小说读起来很是引人入胜。
[T]
(especiallywhencommunicatingbyradio), tohearandunderstandsomeone:
（尤指用无线电联络时）听到，收听到Do you read me?你能听到我说话吗？
I read youloudandclear.我可以清楚地听到你说话。
readsomeoneto sleep
to readaloudto someone until they go tosleep:
给（某人）读书（或故事）使其入睡Everynightwhen I was achildmyfatherused to read me tosleep.童年时，每天晚上父亲都给我读故事哄我入睡。
- I didn't read thecontractfullybefore Isignedit but I'mcountingthecostnow.
- Helearnedto read at the earlyageof three.
- Thedriverwaspeeringinto thedistancetryingto read theroadsign.
- None of the committee'sproposalswillmatterajotif no-one readstheirreport.
- I've been put off reading thebookby all thehype.
Reading
- cross-refer
- deconstruct
- deconstruction
- dip intosomething
- dyslexic
- flick throughsomething
- leaf
- lip-read
- narrate
- nose
- pore oversomething
- putsomething/someonedown
- readsomeone'slipsidiom
- readsomethingout
- readsomethingover/through
- reading knowledge
- riffle
- scan
- semiotics
- wade throughsomething
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Understanding and comprehending
Broadcasting: radio
readverb(STATE)
[L]
(of something written orprinted) to have or give thestatedinformationormeaning:
写着，写的是；显示[+ speech]Thestartof the US Constitution reads "We, thepeopleof theUnitedStates..."美国宪法的开头是这样写的：“我们，合众国的人民…”。
Thethermometeris reading 40°C in theshade.在背阴处温度计显示为40℃。
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- tab
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
readverb(STUDY)
[IorT]lawUKformalorspecialized
tostudyatuniversityor tostudyfor aspecializedqualification:
攻读，主修，念（某一课程）They're both readinghistoryat Cambridge.他们两个都在剑桥大学攻读历史。
She's readingfor the Bar(=studyingtobecomeatypeoflawyercalled abarrister).她正在攻读法律，以后想成为大律师。
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- shadow
- sit
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
Idioms
readsomeone'slips
readsomeone'smind
readsomeone'spalm
read(someone)the riot act
read between the lines
read the room
read my lips
read the runes
takesomethingas read
Phrasal verbs
readsomethingintosomething
readsomethingout
readsomethingover/through
read up (on/about)something
read
noun[S]
uk/riːd/us/riːd/C2
theactof reading something:
读，阅读It's notbrilliantbut it'swortha read.虽说不是特别出色，但它还是值得一读。
Thebookis agood/easy, etc. read.这本书读起来很有意思／不难。
UKinformalCould Ihave areadof(= can I read)yournewspaper?你的报纸能不能让我看一下？
Reading
- cross-refer
- deconstruct
- deconstruction
- dip intosomething
- dyslexic
- flick throughsomething
- leaf
- lip-read
- narrate
- nose
- pore oversomething
- putsomething/someonedown
- readsomeone'slipsidiom
- readsomethingout
- readsomethingover/through
- reading knowledge
- riffle
- scan
- semiotics
- wade throughsomething