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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

read [riːd]
  1. 1. vi. [person+] 阅读
  2. 2. vi. [piece of writing+] 读起来
  3. 3. vt. [+book] [ newspaper etc]
  4. 4. vt. [+music] 看懂
  5. 5. vt. [+mood] [ thoughts] (understand) 了解
  6. 6. vt. [+meter] [ thermometer etc] 识读
  7. 7. vt. [notice] [ sign+] (carry stated message) 写着
  8. 8. vt. [meter] [ thermometer etc+] 显示
  9. 9. vt. [BRIT] (study at university) 攻读
  10. 10. noun to have a read 阅读
    to read sb's mind
    了解某人想法
    to take sth as read
    把某事当作不容置疑
    to read sth into sb's remarks
    某人的话中读出某种含义
    it's a good read
    这是本好的读物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

read [riːd]
  1. 1. vt. 阅读
    Have you read Salman Rushdie?
    你读过萨曼·拉什迪的作品吗?
  2. 2. verb 写着显示
    The passage reads as follows.
    一段内容如下
  3. 3. vt. 朗读朗诵
    The king will read the proclamation at noon.
    国王将在中午宣读一份布告
  4. 4. vt. [Computer Science] 读取
    This dictionary can be read by the computer.
    这本字典能够计算机阅读
  5. 5. vt. 解读
    The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball.
    算命先生水晶球中预知他的命运
    I can't read his strange behavior.
    我搞不明白他这种奇怪行为
    She read the sky and predicted rain.
    能够看天测雨。
  6. 6. vt. 理解领会
    I read this address as a satire.
    觉得这篇讲话是一篇讽刺文。
  7. 7. vt. 主修攻读学习
    She is reading for the bar exam.
    她在准备律师考试
  8. 8. vt. 显示,示数
    The gauge read "empty".
    计量器读数显示“空”。
  9. 9. vt. 试演,试音
  10. 10. vt. 看懂明白
    I read you loud and clear!
    十分了解你!
  11. 11. vt. 理解掌握(某种语言
    Can you read Greek?
    你能看懂希腊文吗?
  12. 12. n.[c] 读物
    The article was a very good read.
    那篇文章一份很好阅读材料
  13. 13. noun [Person Name] 里德

Collins English-English Dictionary

read [riːd]
  1. 1. vb to comprehend the meaning of (something written or printed) by looking at and interpreting the written or printed characters
  2. 2. vb to be occupied in such an activity
    he was reading all day
  3. 3. vb [when tr, often foll by out] to look at, interpret, and speak aloud (something written or printed)
    he read to us from the Bible
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to interpret the significance or meaning of through scrutiny and recognition
    he read the sky and predicted rain
    to read a map
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to interpret or understand the meaning of (signs, characters, etc) other than by visual means
    to read Braille
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to have sufficient knowledge of (a language) to understand the written or printed word
    do you read German?
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to discover or make out the true nature or mood of
    to read someone's mind
  8. 8. vt. to interpret or understand (something read) in a specified way, or (of something read) to convey a particular meaning or impression
    I read this speech as satire
    this book reads well
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to adopt as a reading in a particular passage
    for ``boon'' read ``bone''
  10. 10. vi. [intr] to have or contain a certain form or wording
    the sentence reads as follows
  11. 11. vi. to undertake a course of study in (a subject)
    to read history
    read for the bar
  12. 12. vi. to gain knowledge by reading
    he read about the war
  13. 13. vt. [tr] to register, indicate, or show
    the meter reads 100
  14. 14. vt. [tr] to bring or put into a specified condition by reading
    to read a child to sleep
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to hear and understand, esp when using a two-way radio
    we are reading you loud and clear
  16. 16. vt. [computing] to obtain (data) from a storage device, such as magnetic tape - Compare write
  17. 17. vt. [tr] to understand (written or printed music) by interpretation of the notes on the staff and to be able to reproduce the musical sounds represented by these notes
  18. 18. n matter suitable for reading
    this new book is a very good read
  19. 19. n the act of reading
  20. 20. n See also read in read into read out read up
  21. 21. n [Etymology] Old English rædan to advise, explain; related to Old Frisian reda, Old High German ratan, Gothic garedan

Examples

to read a condensation of a novel
看一本小说的节本
a lamp good to read by
适于阅读的灯
to read one's mind
看出某人的心思
to read one's hand
看手相
to read a child to sleep
使孩子读得睡着了

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