read

read, devour, scan, skim

名词 read:

1. something that is read

动词 read:

1. interpret something that is written or printed
2. have or contain a certain wording or form
   同义词：say
3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
4. obtain data from magnetic tapes
   同义词：scan
5. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
6. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
   同义词：take
7. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
   同义词：register, show, record
8. be a student of a certain subject
   同义词：learn, study, take
9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
10. to hear and understand
11. make sense of a language
    同义词：understand, interpret, translate

1. Silence must not always be read as consent.
   沉默不能总理解为同意。
2. The teacher read the poem to the class.
   老师给全班同学朗诵这首诗歌。
3. I can read French but I can't speak it.
   我能看懂法文但不会说。

read

v.（动词）
read[rμd] read.ing,reads
v.tr.（及物动词）
To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).
读，阅读：检查并掌握（书面或印刷体的文字、词语或句子的）意思
To utter or render aloud (written or printed material):
朗读：大声念出或发出（书面或印刷材料）：
例句：
She read her poems to the students.
她向学生们朗读她写的诗

To have the ability to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed material in a given language or notation):
懂得，了解：具有检查并掌握（特定语言或标记的书面或印刷材料的）能力：
例句：
reads Chinese; reads music.
懂汉语；懂音乐

To examine and grasp the meaning of (language in a form other than written or printed characters, words, or sentences):
懂得，阅读并了解：检查并掌握（非书面或印刷体段落、文字或句子形式的语言）的意思：
例句：
reading Braille; reading sign language.
盲读布莱叶点字法；看得懂手语

To examine and grasp the meaning of (a graphic representation):
研究：检查并掌握（图形说明的）意思：
例句：
reading a map.
查看地图

To discern and interpret the nature or significance of through close examination or sensitive observation:
仔细观察：通过细致的检查或敏感的观察发现和解释某事物的性质或精彩处：
例句：
The tracker read the trail for signs of game.
猎人发现了猎物的踪迹

To discern or anticipate through examination or observation; descry:
觉察，辨明：通过检查或观察来识别或预料；发现：
例句：
.I can read abandonment in a broken door or shattered window.(William H. Gass)
.我能够通过破坏门和窗户来发现荒废的遗迹.(威廉H.加斯)

To determine the intent or mood of:
看透：确定…的意图或情绪：
例句：
I can read your mind like a book. He`s a hard person to read.
我可以像读书一样清楚地看到你的心理活动。他可是个令人难以理解的人

To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to:
诠释，归结出…的深意：把某种解释或意思归因于…：
例句：
She read a different meaning into what he had said.
她从他的言语中读出了不同的含义

To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance:
认为…有特殊意义：认为（书面或印刷材料）具有某种特殊的含义或意义：
例句：
I read the novel as a parable.
我认为这本小说实际上是个寓言故事书

To foretell or predict (the future).
预测，预言：预测或预知（未来）
To receive or comprehend (a radio message, for example):
充分了解，接收：收听到并理解（例如无线电讯息）：
例句：
I read you loud and clear.
我能清楚地听到你宏亮的声音

To study or make a study of:
研究，攻读：研究或做…研究：
例句：
She read history as an undergraduate.
她在大学攻读历史

To learn or get knowledge of from something written or printed:
得知，获得：从书面或印刷材料中学习或获得知识：
例句：
He read that interest rates would continue to rise.
他知道利率会继续上涨

To proofread.
校对
To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
误念，误用：在某一特定篇章中具有或作为优先读物来使用：
例句：
Forchange read charge .
charge 是 change 的误用

To indicate, register, or show:
说明，指示，显示：
例句：
The dial reads 32=.
刻度显示出32°

Computer Science To obtain information from a storage medium, such as a magnetic disk.
【计算机科学】 读，读取：从例如磁盘等的储存器中取得信息
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To examine and grasp the meaning of printed or written characters, as of words or music.
阅读，理解：检查并掌握各种书面或印刷文字的意思，如文学作品或音乐
To speak aloud the words that one is reading:
朗读：将自己正在阅读的文字大声念出来：
例句：
He reads to his children every night.
他每天晚上给他的孩子们朗读文章

To learn by reading:
得知：通过阅读得知：
例句：
We read about the storm in the paper today.
从今天的报纸上我们得知今天有风暴

To study.
研究
To have a particular wording:
陈述：具有特定的措辞：
例句：
Recite the poem exactly as it reads.
一字不漏地背出这首诗

To contain a specific meaning:
具有含义：容纳一个特定的意思：
例句：
As the law reads, the defendant is guilty.
根据法律条文载明，被告有罪

To indicate, register, or show a measurement or figure:
显示，指示：说明、指示或显示一个刻度或数字：
例句：
How does your new watch readô
你的新手表显示准确吗ô

To have a specified character or quality for the reader:
读起来：读者读后感到有特殊的特点或品质：
例句：
His poems read well.
他的诗读起来很舒服

n.Informal （名词）【非正式用语】
Something that is read:
读物：供人阅读的东西：
例句：
.The book is a page-turner as well as a very satisfying read.(Frank Conroy)
.这是一本引人入胜的书，读后使人心旷神怡.(弗兰克·康罗伊)

adj.（形容词）

Informed by reading; learned:
获知的，由阅读得知的：由于阅读而见多识广的；有学问的：
例句：
He was only sparsely read in fields outside his profession.
他对自己专业以外的领域只知道一些皮毛

<常用词组>read out
To read aloud:
大声诵读：
例句：
Please read out the names on the list.
请大声念出名单上的名字

read up
To study or learn by reading:
研读：通过阅读进行研究或学习：
例句：
Read up on the places you plan to visit before you travel.
在旅游之前，对你准备前往的地方先作一番调查研究

<习惯用语>read a lecture 或
read a lesson
To issue a reprimand:
责备：发表批评意见：
例句：
Mother read us a lecture after the principal telephoned her.
校长打电话后，妈妈批评了我们一顿

read between the lines
To perceive or detect an obscure or unexpressed meaning:
仔细阅读，研究：找出或发现隐藏晦涩的意思：
例句：
learned to read between the lines of corporate annual reports to discern areas of fiscal weakness.
学会仔细研读公司年度报告，并从中发现财政困难的迹象

read out of
To expel by proclamation from a social, political, or other group:
驱逐，开除：被正式文告从社会、政治或其它集团中驱逐：
例句：
He was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.
由于那次尴尬的事件，他被从秘书处开除了

来源：
Middle English reden
中古英语 reden
from Old English rôdan [to advise] * see ar-
源自 古英语 rôdan [建议] *参见 ar-