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. 閱讀

Have you read this book?

你讀過這本書嗎？

I read about it in the paper. 我在報(bào)上讀到有關(guān)它的消息。

She spends her days reading and watching television. 她每天就是看書和看電視。

2. N-SING Read is also a noun. 閱讀

I settled down to have a good read. 我舒舒服服地坐下來，想好好讀書。

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

Jay reads poetry so beautifully. 杰伊朗讀詩歌非常動聽。

I like it when she reads to us. 我很喜歡她讀書給我們聽。

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

He couldn't read or write. 他不識字，也不會寫字。

The kid can read words, but did miserably on the test. 這孩子能認(rèn)字，但考試時(shí)卻一塌糊涂。

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. 識 (樂譜)

Later on I learned how to read music. 后來我學(xué)會了如何識樂譜。

6. V-T When a computer reads a file or a document, it takes information from a disk or tape. (電腦) 讀取 (文件或文檔)[計(jì)算機(jī)]

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

我怎么在只裝了文字處理軟件的電腦上讀取表格文件呢？

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. 寫著[no cont]

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

公共汽車上的標(biāo)志寫著“私人所有：不運(yùn)營?！?/p>

8. V-I If you refer to how a piece of writing reads, you are referring to its style. (作品) 讀起來 (有…風(fēng)格)

The book reads like a ballad. 這本書讀起來像民謠的風(fēng)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. 讀物[adj N]

Ben Okri's latest novel is a good read. 本·奧克里的最新小說是本好讀物。

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

The play is being widely read as an allegory of imperialist conquest. 這出戲正被廣泛地詮釋為帝國主義征服的寓言。

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."

從她身后，好像他可以看透她的想法，本尼說道，“你什么時(shí)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. 領(lǐng)會 (某人或其言談舉止的意圖)

If you have to work as part of a team, you must learn to read people. 如果你不得不在一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)中工作，你必須學(xué)會領(lǐng)會別人的意圖。

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; 讀出 (測量儀器的數(shù)字)

It is essential that you are able to read a thermometer. 能讀出溫度計(jì)上的溫度是基本要求。

14. V-T If a measuring device reads a particular amount, it shows that amount. (測量儀表) 顯示為; 標(biāo)明

The thermometer read 105 degrees Fahrenheit. 溫度計(jì)顯示為華氏105度。

15. →see also reading

16. V read的過去式及過去分詞→the past tense and past participle of read