| 单词 | to read the room |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto read the room P13. to read the room: to be alert and responsive to the mood or behaviour of the audience one is addressing; (more generally) to remain attentive and astute in one's interactions with others. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > take the measure of measure?a1425 gauge1583 to sum up1631 measure1684 to touch off1766 to take (also get) the measure of1790 to get (also take, etc.) a person's number1853 reckon1853 to put up1864 size1884 to weigh up1894 to read the room1975 1975 Oakland (Calif.) Post 23 Mar. 4 In another question I asked, has any audience or person felt insulted by your comments, he said no because you read the room when you first bring the group together by asking where they are from this has a way of relaxing everybody and removes the sensitivity. 1995 N.Y. Times 23 Apr. (Money & Business section) 11/3 You can detect chandelier [sc. fake] bids by watching closely... The more auctions you attend, the better you will be at reading the room. 2019 L. Post Higher Etiquette iv. 61 Even once you have established household norms, it never hurts to double-check. A simple ‘Are you cool with this?’ or ‘Want me to open a window?’ will suffice... Read the room—even when it's just the two of you. < as lemmas |
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