单词 | read |
释义 | read read /riːd/ noun [S] UK ► C2 the act of reading something: » It's not brilliant but it's worth a read.» The book is a good/easy, etc. read.» INFORMAL Could I have a read of (= can I read) your newspaper?Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingWord Builder:–Nouns: read, reader, reading–Adjectives: readable, unreadable–Verbs: read read /riːd/ verb (read, read /red/ ) (UNDERSTAND) ↑Verb Endings for read A1 [I or T] to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean: » He spent a pleasant afternoon reading (the newspaper/a book).» I read about the family's success in the local paper.» It was too dark to read our map and we took a wrong turning.» Can you read music?» Your handwriting is so untidy I can't read it.» [+ (that)] I've read in the newspapers (that) there is a threat of war.» Put your plastic card in the slot, and the machine will read it and identify who you are.» Some children can read (= have learned the skill of reading) by the age of four.Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingA2 [I or T] to say the words that are printed or written: » She read (the poem) slowly and quietly.» [+ two objects] Their teacher always reads them a story at the end of the day.» Children love to have stories read (aloud/out) to them.Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingC2 [T] to understand and give a particular meaning to written information, a statement, a situation, etc.: » She missed the train because she read 18.30 p.m. as 8.30 p.m. instead of 6.30 p.m. » On page 19, for 'Blitish', please read 'British'.» If I've read the situation correctly, we should have some agreement on the contract by the end of the week.Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingThesaurus+: ↑Understanding and comprehendingF0 [I or T] How you read a piece of writing, or how it reads, is how it seems when you read it: » The letter reads as if (ALSO NON-STANDARD like) it was written in a hurry.» Her latest novel reads well (= is written in an attractive way).Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingF0 [T] (especially when communicating by radio), to hear and understand someone: » Do you read me?» I read you loud and clear.Thesaurus+: ↑Understanding and comprehendingThesaurus+: ↑Radioread sb to sleepF0 to read aloud to someone until they go to sleep: » Every night when I was a child my father used to read me to sleep.Thesaurus+: ↑ReadingWord Builder:–Nouns: read, reader, reading–Adjectives: readable, unreadable–Verbs: read• • • Extra Examples:» I didn't read the contract fully before I signed it but I'm counting the cost now.» He learned to read at the early age of three.» The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.» None of the committee's proposals will matter a jot if no-one reads their report.» I've been put off reading the book by all the hype. read /riːd/ verb [I or T] (read, read /red/ ) UK FORMAL (STUDY) ↑Verb Endings for read ► F0 to study at university or to study for a specialized qualification: » They're both reading history at Cambridge.» LEGAL She's reading for the Bar (= studying to become a type of lawyer called a barrister).Thesaurus+: ↑Knowing and learning read /riːd/ verb [L] (read, read /red/ ) (STATE) ↑Verb Endings for read ► F0 (of something written or printed) to have or give the stated information or meaning: » [+ speech] The start of the American Constitution reads 'We, the people of the United States...'» The thermometer is reading 40°C in the shade.Thesaurus+: ↑Writing and typing |
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