read
verb
noun
riːd verb
1
WORDS/BOOKS
文字/书籍
to look at written words and understand what they mean 阅读，读懂 I,T
I can’t read your writing.
我看不懂你写的东西。
She picked up the letter and read it.
她拿起信读了起来。
Read the instructions carefully before you start.
开始使用之前，要仔细阅读说明书。
children who are just learning to read and write
刚刚开始学习读和写的儿童
Her books are quite widely read (=read by a lot of people) .
她的书有很多人阅读。
When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover . (=read all of something because you are very interested)
我年轻的时候，他的每一本书我都从头到尾地看过。
2
FIND INFORMATION
发现信息
to find out information from books, newspapers etc 〔在书籍、报纸等中〕读到，看到 I, T not in progressive 不用进行式
You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.
在报纸上看到的东西，你不能全部都相信。
[+ about ]
Did you read about what happened to that guy in Florida?
你在报纸上看到佛罗里达的那个家伙的事了吗？
[+ of ]
I was shocked when I read of his death.
看到他的死讯，我感到十分震惊。
read (that)
I read last week that the disease is on the increase.
上周我在报纸上看到说患这种病的人越来越多了。
3
READ AND SPEAK
朗读
to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear them 读出，朗读 I,T
read sb sth
Daddy, will you read me a story?
爸爸，给我念个故事好吗？
read (sth) to sb
Our mother reads to us every evening.
妈妈每天晚上都给我们朗读（故事）。
Teachers should read more poetry to children.
老师应该给孩子多念点诗歌。
He glanced at the letter and began to read it aloud .
他看了一下信，大声念了起来。
4
MUSIC/MAPS ETC
乐谱/地图等
to look at signs or pictures and understand what they mean 读懂，看懂〔符号或图片〕 T
He plays the violin very well but can’t actually read music.
他小提琴拉得很好，但其实他看不懂乐谱。
Are you any good at map reading?
你查地图在行吗？
5
COMPUTER
计算机
if a computer can read a DISK , it can take the information that is on the disk and put it into its memory [术语] 读取〔磁盘中的信息〕 T | technical
6
UNDERSTAND STH IN A PARTICULAR WAY
以某种方式理解某事
to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible ways 解读，〔按某种方式〕理解; T always + adv/prep
I wasn’t sure how to read his silence.
我不知道该如何解读他的沉默。
read sth as sth
She shook her head, and I read this as a refusal.
她摇头，我以为这就是拒绝。
The poem can be read as a protest against war.
这首诗可以理解为对战争的抗议。
read sth well/accurately (understand something correctly) 正确理解某事
He had accurately read the mood of the nation.
他正确掌握了国民的情绪。
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HAVE WORDS ON
写着文字
used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etc 〔指示牌、信上等〕写着; T not in progressive 不用进行式
A sign on the outer door read: ‘No Entry’.
外边的门上有一块牌子写着“禁止入内”。
8
STYLE OF WRITING
写作风格
if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etc 读起来 I
I think in general the report reads well .
我认为这个报告总体上读起来不错。
9
read sth as/for sth
to replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct one 换用，改作〔用于订正讹误〕
Please read £50 as £15.
请把 50 英镑改为 15 英镑。
For ‘November’ (=instead of November) on line 6, read ‘September’.
第 6 行的 November 应作 September。
10
MEASURING
度量
a. to look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrument b. if a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that number 〔度量仪器〕显示，指示 T
Someone should be coming to read the gas meter.
有人会来查煤气表。
The thermometer read 46 degrees.
温度计显示是 46 度。
11
AT UNIVERSITY
在大学里
to study a subject at a university [英] 攻读，念（某一课程） I,T | BrE
I read history at Cambridge.
我在剑桥大学攻读历史。
[+ for ]
He wants to read for a law degree.
他想去读一个法学学位。
12
take it as read (that)
12. to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is true [尤英] 假定; 认为; especially BrE
You can take it as read that we will support the project.
你可以假定我们会支持这个项目。
13
take sth as read
13. to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing it 〔未经阅读或讨论而〕相信某事是正确的
We’ll take the secretary’s report as read.
我们会认为秘书的报告不会有错。
14
read between the lines
14. to guess someone’s real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directly 看出字里行间的意思; 听出真实意思
Reading between the lines, I’d say Robert’s not very happy.
听言外之意，我看罗伯特不是很快乐。
15
read sb’s mind/thoughts
15. to guess what someone else is thinking 猜测某人的心思
‘Want some coffee?’ ‘You read my mind.’
“想来点咖啡吗？”“你真了解我啊。”
16
can read sb like a book
16. if you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feeling 非常了解某人，对某人了如指掌
17
read sb’s palm
17. to look carefully at someone’s hand, in order to find out about their future 为某人看手相
18
read sb’s lips
18. to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this. 唇读，观唇辨意
19
read my lips
19. used to tell someone that you really mean what you are saying [口] 我说话算数; 你听好了 spoken
Read my lips: I will not let you down.
我说话算数，我不会让你失望的。
20
do you read me?
20. used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radio [口] 听到没有？〔用于无线电通话时〕 spoken
21
well-read/widely-read
21. someone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjects 博览群书的，博学的
She is intelligent and extremely well-read.
她很聪明，而且极为博学。
22 to read parts of something 阅读部分内容
dip into
23 to read something quickly 快速阅读
skim
24 to read something carefully 仔细阅读
pore over
25 to read something long and boring 阅读冗长而乏味的东西 BrE AmE
plough through
26 clear enough to read 清晰可读的
legible
27 not clear enough to read 不够清晰而不易读的
illegible
28 someone who is unable to read 不会阅读的人
illiterate
29 someone who likes reading very much 非常喜欢读书的人
bookworm
30 to read out loud something that you have just written down 大声读出〔刚才记下的内容〕
[+ to ]
Can you read that last bit back to me?
你把最后一点给我重复一遍好吗？
31 to say some of the words that are said by a particular character in a play, as a test of your ability to act 试演
32 to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really have 把本没有的意思加进去理解，对…作过多的理解
It was only a casual remark. I think you’re reading too much into it.
那不过是随便说说，我觉得你是多心了。
33 to read and say words that are written down, so that people can hear 大声读出，宣读
Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?
你为什么不宣读获胜者的名字？
[+ to ]
He read the last few sentences out to me.
他把最后几句话读出来给我听。
34 to read something carefully from beginning to end in order to check details or find mistakes 通读，从头到尾仔细阅读;
Read the contract over carefully before you sign it.
仔细读合同之后再签字。
Spend a couple of minutes just reading through your essay.
花几分钟时间通读一遍你的文章。
35 to read a lot about something because you will need to know about it 攻读，对…作大量阅读
You’ll enjoy traveling more if you read up on the history of the countries you’ll be visiting.
如果你事先看了大量资料了解将要去的国家的历史，旅途就会更加有趣。
noun
36 if you have a read, you spend time reading [英] 阅读，读书 BrE
I sat down to have a nice quiet read .
我坐下来安静地看书。
[+ of ]
I had a quick read of the report before I left.
我走之前很快地看了一遍报告。
37
a good read
something that you enjoy reading 喜欢的读物
I thought his last book was a really good read.
我觉得他的最后一本书真是本精彩的读物。