read

1. V-T/V-I When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there. 阅读

Have you read this book?

你读过这本书吗？

I read about it in the paper. 我在报上读到有关它的消息。

She spends her days reading and watching television. 她每天就是看书和看电视。

2. N-SING Read is also a noun. 阅读

I settled down to have a good read. 我舒舒服服地坐下来，想好好读书。

3. V-T/V-I When you read a piece of writing to someone, you say the words aloud. 朗读

Jay reads poetry so beautifully. 杰伊朗读诗歌非常动听。

I like it when she reads to us. 我很喜欢她读书给我们听。

4. V-T/V-I People who can read have the ability to look at and understand written words. 识字

He couldn't read or write. 他不识字，也不会写字。

The kid can read words, but did miserably on the test. 这孩子能认字，但考试时却一塌糊涂。

5. V-T If you can read music, you have the ability to look at and understand the symbols that are used in written music to represent musical sounds. 识 (乐谱)

Later on I learned how to read music. 后来我学会了如何识乐谱。

6. V-T When a computer reads a file or a document, it takes information from a disk or tape. (电脑) 读取 (文件或文档)[计算机]

How can I read an Excel file on a computer that only has Word installed?

我怎么在只装了文字处理软件的电脑上读取表格文件呢？

7. V-T You can use read when saying what is written on something or in something. For example, if a notice reads "Entrance," the word "Entrance" is written on it. 写着[no cont]

The sign on the bus read "Private: Not In Service."

公共汽车上的标志写着“私人所有：不运营。”

8. V-I If you refer to how a piece of writing reads, you are referring to its style. (作品) 读起来 (有…风格)

The book reads like a ballad. 这本书读起来像民谣的风格。

9. N-COUNT If you say that a book or magazine is a good read, you mean that it is very enjoyable to read. 读物[adj N]

Ben Okri's latest novel is a good read. 本·奥克里的最新小说是本好读物。

10. V-T If something is read in a particular way, it is understood or interpreted in that way. 理解; 诠释

The play is being widely read as an allegory of imperialist conquest. 这出戏正被广泛地诠释为帝国主义征服的寓言。

11. V-T If you read someone's mind or thoughts, you know exactly what they are thinking without them telling you. 看透 (心思或想法)

From behind her, as if he could read her thoughts, Benny said, "You're free to go any time you like, Madame."

从她身后，好像他可以看透她的想法，本尼说道，“你什么时候想走都可以，夫人。”

12. V-T If you can read someone or you can read their gestures, you can understand what they are thinking or feeling by the way they behave or the things they say. 领会 (某人或其言谈举止的意图)

If you have to work as part of a team, you must learn to read people. 如果你不得不在一个团队中工作，你必须学会领会别人的意图。

13. V-T When you read a measuring device, you look at it to see what the figure or measurement on it is. 查看; 读出 (测量仪器的数字)

It is essential that you are able to read a thermometer. 能读出温度计上的温度是基本要求。

14. V-T If a measuring device reads a particular amount, it shows that amount. (测量仪表) 显示为; 标明

The thermometer read 105 degrees Fahrenheit. 温度计显示为华氏105度。

15. →see also reading

16. V read的过去式及过去分词→the past tense and past participle of read