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  • Conjugation : past  read ; pp  read ; ing  reading
  • Derivatives : n  reader ; adj  readable
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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] 读
  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
    了解某人的想法
    to take sth as read
    把某事当作是不容置疑的
    to read sth into sb's remarks
    从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 [rɪd] [rɪːd]
  1. 1. vt. 阅读，看懂，读懂；辨认出
    I can't read Chinese characters.
    我不认识汉字。
  2. 2. vt. proofread的缩略形式
  3. 3. vt. 朗读，诵读
    She sat reading the book.
    她坐着读书。
    She read a passage from the book to me.
    她给我朗读了书中的一段文字。
  4. 4. vt. 通过说话人的唇形去理解
  5. 5. vt. 笔译，（对语言）看懂
  6. 6. vt. 觉察
    to read one's mind
    看出某人的心思
  7. 7. vt. 解释
    to read a dream
    详梦
    to read one's hand
    看手相
  8. 8. vt. 预言；猜出
    She can read your future.
    她可以预知你的未来。
  9. 9. vt. 演奏（乐曲等）
  10. 10. vt. 印作，读作
    this edition reads "show", not "shew"
    这个版本印作“show”不作“shew”
  11. 11. vt. 攻读，学习
    She went to read the law of the US.
    她准备就读美国法律专业。
  12. 12. vt. 记明，标明
    The thermometer reads 80°.
    温度计标明为80度。
    The speedometer read 74 mph.
    速度计显示时速为74英里。
  13. 13. vt. 使…读得
    to read a child to sleep
    使孩子读得睡着了
  14. 14. vt. [slang] 听懂
    I read you loud and clear.
    我听你说得响亮而又清楚。
  15. 15. vt. 读，阅读[计算机用语]；读出（资料卡等的信息）
    It is dangerous reading too much into the statistics.
    过多偏信统计数据的行为是很危险的。
  16. 16. vt. [biology] 解读（遗传密码）
  17. 17. vi. 阅读；朗读
  18. 18. vi. 读到，获悉（与about，of连用）
  19. 19. vi. 攻读；学习
    I read up on everything I can about her murder.
    我把有关她凶杀案的一切资料详细研读了一遍。
  20. 20. vi. 读时有…效果（或含义、印象）
    a poem that reads several ways
    有几种含义(或可作几种理解)的诗
  21. 21. vi. （文章等）内容是；概括起来
    The sentence reads as follows.
    这个句子的内容(可概括)如下。
  22. 22. vi. 可读；读起来
    a story that reads well
    一个很好读的故事
  23. 23. noun [England] 读物
  24. 24. noun [England] 一段阅读时间
  25. 25. noun [England] 阅读
    I settled down for a read of the Bible.
    我静下来专心读了会儿《圣经》。

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
read [red]
  1. 1. vb the past tense and past participle of read
  2. 2. adj having knowledge gained from books (esp in the phrases widely read, well-read)
See more results for read in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

read the letter alond
朗读此信 → aloud
to read a condensation of a novel
看一本小说的节本 → condensation
to read with expression
富于表情地朗读 → expression
a lamp good to read by
适于阅读的灯 → good
to read at moderate rate
以中等速度阅读 → rate
to read one's mind
看出某人的心思 → read
to read a dream
详梦 → read
to read one's hand
看手相 → read
to read law
攻读法律
to read a child to sleep
使孩子读得睡着了 → read
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