0 to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean -- 阅读;看懂;读到
He spent a pleasant afternoon reading (the newspaper/a book). 他一下午都在阅读(报纸/书),过得很开心。
I read about the family's success in the local paper. 我在当地报纸上读到了这个家庭的成功经历。
It was too dark to read our map and we took a wrong turning. 天太黑看不清地图,所以我们拐错了弯。
Can you read music? 你识乐谱吗?
Your handwriting is so untidy I can't read it. 你笔迹太潦草,我看不懂。
[ + (that) ] I've read in the newspapers (that) there is a threat of war. 我从报纸上获悉战争可能会爆发。
Put your plastic card in the slot, and the machine will read it and identify who you are. 把你的信用卡插入槽内,机器就会读卡并辨认你的身份。
Some children can read (= have learned the skill of reading) by the age of four. 一些孩子在4岁时就会识字了。
[ + two objects ] Their teacher always reads them a story at the end of the day. 他们老师在一天课程结束时总是给他们读个故事。
Children love to have stories read (aloud/out) to them. 孩子们喜欢听人给他们(大声/朗)读故事。
She missed the train because she read 18.30 p.m. as 8.30 p.m. instead of 6.30 p.m. 她误了火车,因为她把时间18:30理解成了晚上8点半,而不是傍晚6点半。
On page 19, for "Blitish", please read "British". 第19页上的 Blitish 应作 British。
If I've read the situation correctly, we should have some agreement on the contract by the end of the week. 如果我对形势的看法正确的话,周末前我们应该可以就合同达成某种一致。
The letter reads as if it was written in a hurry. 这封信读起来好像是匆匆写就的。
Her latest novel reads well (= is written in an attractive way). 她最新出版的一部小说读起来很是引人入胜。
Do you read me? 你能听到我说话吗?
Every night when I was a child my father used to read me to sleep. 童年时,每天晚上父亲都给我读故事哄我入睡。
1 (of something written or printed) to have or give the stated information or meaning -- 写着,写的是;显示
[ + speech ] The start of the US Constitution reads "We, the people of the United States..." 美国宪法的开头是这样写的:“我们,合众国的人民…”。
The thermometer is reading 40°C in the shade. 在背阴处温度计显示为40℃。
2 to study at university or to study for a specialized qualification -- 攻读,主修,念(某一课程)
3 the act of reading something -- 读,阅读
I didn't read the contract fully before I signed it but I'm counting the cost now.
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.
The effects of elevated train noise on reading ability.
I have three concerns after reading the book.
The book reads very well, it is informative and in some par ts even enter taining.