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单词 read
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read

/riːd /
verb (past and past participle read /rɛd/) [with object]
1Look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed: it’s the best novel I’ve ever read I never learned to read music Emily read over her notes [no object]: I’ll go to bed and read for a while...
  • Still, since only the two of us ever read this stuff, it barely matters, does it?
  • In all of the books she had ever read the main character always had some sort of friend.
  • The nature of these disclosures, and the colorful language used, strongly support the belief that no one ever reads this material.

Synonyms

peruse, study, scrutinize, look through;
pore over, devour, be absorbed in, bury oneself in;
wade through, plough through;
run one's eye over, cast an eye over, leaf through, scan, glance through, flick through, skim through, thumb through, flip through, browse through, dip into
archaic con
decipher, make out, make sense of, interpret, understand, comprehend
1.1 [no object] Have the ability to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter: only three of the girls could read and none could write...
  • There are still people leaving school without the ability to read or write.
  • The ability to read and write, an experience of debate: these are essential to democracy.
  • Most lose or never develop the ability to read and write in their native language.
1.2Speak (the written or printed matter that one is reading) aloud: I read the letter to her the charges against him were read out [no object]: I’ll read to you if you like...
  • This time, Gerard and Kathleen caught up to us as I was reading the card aloud.
  • She was glad now that her History teacher humiliated her by taking that letter and reading it aloud to the class.
  • How about nobody sings, nobody recites, nobody reads aloud, nobody speaks or tap dances or whatever it is the great media event people are planning.

Synonyms

read out, read aloud, say aloud, recite, declaim
1.3Habitually read (a particular newspaper or periodical): now, I know what my reputation is—I read the papers...
  • Ireland is no madder than England - as anyone who reads English tabloid newspapers will know.
  • In print advertising, you are looking at everybody who reads the magazine or newspaper.
  • He reads newspapers and law journals, and would like to improve Grahamstown's public amenities.
1.4 [no object, with complement] (Of a passage, text, or sign) have a certain wording: the placard read ‘We want justice’...
  • On the right-hand side, stark text reads thus: ‘What, we ask, might this trigger economically?’
  • T-shirts are also available, the sign reads on.
  • The third floor sign reads: Floor 3: These men have highly paid jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, and help with the housework.
1.5Used to indicate that a particular word in a text or passage is incorrect and that another should be substituted for it: for madam read madman...
  • For Scholes at domestic level, read van der Vaart and others in the national team.
1.6 [no object] (read for) (Of an actor) audition for (a role): ring your agent and say you’ll read for the part...
  • He said no - but as he was leaving the audition he was asked to read for a show.
  • The rest of the roles are filled by auditions of invited actors reading for specific parts and some by general auditions.
  • He has the uncanny ability to master the American accent which, along with his smile and look, helped set him apart from the other actors reading for the part.
2Discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source: he was arrested yesterday—I read it in the paper [no object]: I read about the course in a magazine...
  • It's appropriate to set the record straight so that anyone who read the information in your report knows the truth.
  • The question that came up for me reading your information about SARS has to do with numbers of cases.
  • It is not board level, because I have read in another submission there are no black women at board level.
2.1 (as adjective, with submodifier read) Having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading: Ada was well read in French literature...
  • People are quite well informed and well read in India and aware of everything.
  • I can see why he's both beloved amongst geeks and starting to become more widely read.
  • But Eagleton, one of the most widely read theorists alive, knows all this, so what does he mean?
2.2Discern (a fact, emotion, or quality) in someone’s eyes or expression: she looked down, terrified that he would read fear on her face...
  • He had learned to read her moods and expressions well in the past year since they had married.
  • Gregory reached out subconsciously with his mind, reading her feelings of horror and fear.
  • She was reading his emotions, the ones that were bottled up inside without use.
3Understand or interpret the nature or significance of: he didn’t dare look away, in case this was read as a sign of weakness...
  • The desert is an unforgiving place to those who cannot read its signs or understand its subtle warnings.
  • Jesus wants those who read the signs of nature to ponder the real signs of the times.
  • As such, the glories of nature can be read as harbingers of a future still arriving.

Synonyms

interpret, take, take to mean, construe, see, explain, understand
3.1 [no object, with adverbial] (Of a piece of writing) convey a specified impression to the reader: the brief note read like a cry for help...
  • I may have had comics at the front of my brain when writing that and perhaps comics are a little behind in terms of artistic exploration, but a lot of the time such writing reads like a cop-out or just plain lazy.
  • At times the writing reads like a legal argument, at other times like a therapeutic recovery manual.
  • His writing reads like he's thinking aloud, calmly at your shoulder, always coming up with variations and tips.
4Inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument): I’ve come to read the gas meter...
  • The man is believed to have been operating in the area for some time and the victim of the assault had allowed him into her home in August to read her gas meter.
  • She says that the guy had come to read the gas meter earlier and the woman was not home.
  • The 73 year old victim let a man into her home who claimed he needed to read the gas meter but she did not ask for identification at this stage.
4.1 [no object, with complement] (Of a measuring instrument) indicate a specified measurement or figure: the thermometer read 0° C...
  • The viral load measure can read as high as a million, depending on the limits of the lab test.
  • If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever and you can learn more about how heat makes other things expand.
  • Cook, stirring as little as possible, until the thermometer reads 300 F degrees.

Synonyms

indicate, register, record, display, show, have as a reading, measure
5chiefly British Study (an academic subject) at a university: I’m reading English at Cambridge [no object]: he went to Manchester to read for a BA in Economics...
  • He then entered the University of Cambridge to read general studies before taking up physics.
  • Roberts went to university to read English and theatre studies, where her problem continued.
  • The former Leeds Girls High School pupil from Roundhay, is now reading Oriental Studies at Cambridge University.

Synonyms

study, do, take;
North American & Australian/New Zealand major in
6(Of a computer) copy, transfer, or interpret (data): it attempts to read a floppy disk without regard to its format...
  • Depending on what the charge inside is, the computer reads the memory cell as a ‘1’ or ‘0’.
  • If your computer is constantly reading from your hard disk, it's time to upgrade.
  • Computers read data tracks first, but the data track has to be located at the end of the CD.
6.1 [with object and adverbial] Enter or extract (data) in an electronic storage device: the commonest way of reading a file into the system...
  • The DOM interface reads the entire XML file into memory and provides functions for traversing the XML hierarchy and retrieving the information.
  • I have written a basic Perl program that reads a list of URLs from a file, goes to the URL, looks for some information and then writes that information to another file.
  • It only works if you're already infected with an extractor that reads the code out of the images.
6.2(Of a device) obtain data from (light or other input): the microchip gives a unique code when read by the scanner...
  • Simply press a button and a red laser reads the bar code of the desired item.
  • It registers the severity of the crash by reading the deceleration data from the airbag's sensor.
  • Make sure you are reading the light from the moon and not any near by street lights etc.
7Present (a bill or other measure) before a legislative assembly: the bill was accordingly read a second time...
  • I move, That the Claims Settlement Bill be now read a second time.
  • I move, That the Wellington City Empowering and Amendment Bill be now read a second time.
  • A party vote was called for on the question, That the Aquaculture Reform Bill be now read a second time.
8Hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter): ‘Do you read me? Over.’...
  • Hello, Earth, Do You Read Me? How might the first intelligence from an extraterrestrial civilization be transmitted to earth?
  • Science fiction is not obsolete - do you read me?
noun [usually in singular] chiefly British
1A period or act of reading something: I was having a quiet read of the newspaper...
  • I've removed names but take a read… it's good to see the boys are keeping their spirits up.
  • The book is thought provoking, sometimes challenging and well worth a read.
  • It won't make any difference to what I write, but hey, you might be fooled long enough to have a read.

Synonyms

perusal, study, scan, scrutiny;
look (at), browse (through), glance (through), leaf (through), flick (through), skim (through)
1.1 [with adjective] informal A book considered in terms of its readability: the book is a thoroughly entertaining read...
  • Some books are okay reads after you have read everything else.
  • Fitzgerald is one of hurling's most likeable characters and the book is an entertaining read.
  • And not only were these books wonderful reads, but the author's heart was always in the right place, with a special sympathy for the misfits and the emotionally wounded.
1.2US A person’s interpretation of something: their read on the national situation may be correct...
  • Tomorrow night, our Paula Zahn will try to get a read on the undecided voters in that state.
  • If we had inspectors in the country we could keep at least a limited read on what sort of progress he was making.
  • Tone and direction oscillate several times, making it hard to get a read on the series.

Phrases

read between the lines

read someone like a book

read someone's mind (or thoughts)

read my lips

take something as read

you wouldn't read about it

Phrasal verbs

read something into

read someone out of

read up on something (or read something up)

Origin

Old English rǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raden and German raten 'advise, guess'. Early senses included 'advise' and 'interpret (a riddle or dream') (see rede).

  • Alfred the Great, king of Wessex between 871 and 899, did much to promote education in his kingdom, and the word read is first found in his writings. The word goes back to a Germanic root meaning ‘advise, guess, interpret’, and Old English riddle comes from the same root. The three Rs (early 19th century) have been ‘reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic’, regarded as the fundamentals of elementary education. The expression is said to have originated as a toast proposed by the banker and politician Sir William Curtis (1752–1829). Read my lips was most famously used by the first President Bush in 1998. In making a campaign pledge not to raise taxes, he said ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’ If you want to give someone a severe warning or reprimand, you may read the riot act to them. The Riot Act was passed by the British government in 1715 to prevent civil disorder in the wake of the Jacobite rebellion of that year. The Act made it an offence for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to disperse within an hour of being ordered to do so, after a magistrate had read a particular section of the Act to them. This created something of a problem, as reading legal language aloud is not the easiest thing to do in the middle of a genuine riot—and defendants might claim later that they had not heard the key words. The Act failed to prevent a number of major disturbances over the years, but was not repealed until 1967. Riot (Middle English) originally meant dissolute living and comes from an Old French word meaning ‘to quarrel’.

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