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The verb "read" is pronounced /riːd/ in the present tense and /red/ in the past tense and past participle. It can mean to "read", "understand", "comprehend", "read aloud", "pronounce", "have literacy", "study", "read music", "read (files or documents) by a computer", "be written", "read like...", "interpret", "discern thoughts/minds", "understand", "hear (in radio communication)", "indicate (on an instrument)", or "major in a subject". Additionally, "read" can function as a noun, meaning "an enjoyable read; a good book (or magazine)", or in the phrase "take it as read", meaning "accept as true without discussion".

动词“read”作为现在式时读作 /riːd/,而作为过去式和过去分词时读作 /red/。它可以表示“读”、“阅读”、“理解”、“看懂”、“朗读”、“出声读”、“念出”、“读书(能力)”、“识(乐谱)”、“(电脑)读取(文件或文档)”、“写着;标着”、“读起来…”、“理解;解读”、“看得出,读懂,看透(想法或心思)”、“理解;读懂;了解”、“(无线通讯用语)听到”、“(仪器)标明,显示”、“攻读;专修”。此外,“read”也可以用作名词,表示“令人愉快的读物;好书(或杂志)”,或在短语“take it as read”中表示“完全相信;把…当作真理”。

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The form read is pronounced /riːd/ when it is the present tense, and /red/ when it is the past tense and past participle. read 作现在式时读作/riːd/,作过去式和过去分词时读作 /red/。
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[VERB 动词]读;阅读;理解;看懂 When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the words that are written there.
  [V n]
  [V about n]
  [V through n]
  [V that]
  [V]
  [a N]
  • Have you read this book?...

    你看过这本书吗?

  • I read about it in the paper...

    我在报纸上看到了这件事。

  • He read through the pages slowly and carefully...

    他慢慢地仔细阅读每一页。

  • It was nice to read that the Duke will not be sending his son off to boarding school...

    得知公爵不会把儿子送到寄宿学校真让人高兴。

  • She spends her days reading and watching television.

    她每天就是读读书,看看电视。

  • Read is also a noun.
    • I settled down to have a good read.

      我静下心来认真阅读。

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[VERB 动词]朗读;出声读;念出 When you read a piece of writing to someone, you say the words aloud.
  [V n]
  [V to n]
  [V n n]
  [Also V n to n]
  • Jay reads poetry so beautifully...

    杰伊朗读诗歌很动听。

  • I like it when she reads to us...

    我很喜欢她读书给我们听。

  • I sing to the boys or read them a story before tucking them in.

    在给这些男孩们盖好被子叫他们乖乖睡觉前,我会给他们唱首歌或讲一个故事听。

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[VERB 动词]读书,阅读(能力) People who can read have the ability to look at and understand written words.
  [V]
  [V n]
  • He couldn't read or write...

    他不会读写。

  • He could read words at 18 months.

    他18个月大的时候就认字了。

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[VERB 动词]读,识(乐谱) If you can read music, you have the ability to look at and understand the symbols that are used in written music to represent musical sounds.
  [V n]
  • Later on I learned how to read music.

    后来我学会了怎么识乐谱。

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[VERB 动词](电脑)读取(文件或文档) When a computer reads a file or a document, it takes information from a disk or tape.
  [V n]
  [COMPUTING 计算机]
  • How can I read a Microsoft Excel file on a computer that only has Works installed?

    我怎样在只安装了Works软件的电脑上读取微软的Excel文件呢?

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[VERB 动词]写着;标着 You can use read when saying what is written on something or in something. For example, if a notice reads 'Entrance', the word 'Entrance' is written on it.
  [V with quote]
  [no cont]
  • The sign on the bus read 'Private: Not In Service'.

    巴士的标牌上写着“私家车:不对外出租”。

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[VERB 动词](文章)读起来… If you refer to how a piece of writing reads, you are referring to its style.
  [V prep/adv]
  • The book reads like a ballad...

    这本书读起来像歌谣。

  • It reads very awkwardly.

    它读起来很拗口。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]令人愉快的读物;好书(或杂志) If you say that a book or magazine is a good read, you mean that it is very enjoyable to read.
  [adj N]
  • Ben Okri's latest novel is a good read.

    本·奥克里的最新小说很精彩。

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[VERB 动词]理解;解读 If something is read in a particular way, it is understood or interpreted in that way.
  [be V-ed as n]
  [V n adv/prep]
  • The play is being widely read as an allegory of imperialist conquest...

    这部剧被广泛解读为对帝国主义征服的讽喻。

  • South Africans were praying last night that he has read the situation correctly...

    昨晚南非人在祈祷他对形势的解读是正确的。

  • Now how do you read his remarks on that subject?

    那么你是如何理解他关于那个话题的言论的呢?

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[VERB 动词]看得出,读懂,看透(想法或心思) If you read someone's mind or thoughts, you know exactly what they are thinking without them telling you.
  [V n]
  • As if he could read her thoughts, Benny said, 'You're free to go any time you like.'

    班尼仿佛看出了她的心思,说道:“你随时都可以自由离开。”

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[VERB 动词]理解;读懂;了解 If you can read someone or you can read their gestures, you can understand what they are thinking or feeling by the way they behave or the things they say.
  [V n]
  • If you have to work in a team you must learn to read people...

    如果要在一个团队中工作你必须学会了解他人。

  • Under the shaded light her expression was difficult to read.

    她的表情隐在阴影中,很难读懂。

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[VERB 动词](无线通讯用语)听到 If someone who is trying to talk to you with a radio transmitter says, 'Do you read me?', they are asking you if you can hear them.
  [V n]
  • Alpha-Bravo-Zulu 643 to Saltezar, do you read me? Over...

    阿尔法-布拉沃-祖鲁643呼叫萨德扎,能听到我的声音吗?完毕。

  • We read you loud and clear. Over.

    我们能够清楚地听到你的声音。完毕。

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[VERB 动词]读(表);记下(仪表上的数字) When you read a measuring device, you look at it to see what the figure or measurement on it is.
  [V n]
  • When officials like gas and electricity men call to read the meter, ask for identification...

    当有燃气或电力公司的职员来抄表时,要请他们出示身份证件。

  • It is essential that you are able to read a thermometer.

    最基本的是要能看懂温度计。

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[VERB 动词](仪器)标明,显示 If a measuring device reads a particular amount, it shows that amount.
  [V amount]
  • The thermometer read 105 degrees Fahrenheit...

    温度计显示华氏105度。

  • The fuel gauge reads below zero.

    燃油表显示油量在零以下。

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[VERB 动词]攻读;专修 If you read a subject at university, you study it.
  [V n]
  [V for n]
  [BRIT 英]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • She read French and German at Cambridge University...

    她在剑桥大学学习法语和德语。

  • He is now reading for a maths degree at Surrey University.

    他现在就读于萨里大学,攻读数学学位。

in AM, use 美国英语用 major, study
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[PHRASE 短语]完全相信;把…当作真理 If you take something as read, you accept it as true or right and therefore feel that it does not need to be discussed or proved.
  [V inflects]
  • We took it as read that he must have been a KGB agent...

    我们完全相信他曾经是一名克格勃特工。

  • The case for aid to eastern Europe is taken as read.

    援助东欧的主张被认为完全正确。

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    Oxford read
    verb
    / riːd ; NAmE riːd /
    noun
    / riːd ; NAmE riːd /
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    / red ; NAmE red /
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    verb / riːd ; NAmE riːd / ( read , read / red ; NAmE red / ) words/symbols 文字;符号 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to look at and understand the meaning of written or printed words or symbols 识字;阅读;读懂 She's still learning to read. 她还在学习识字。 Some children can read and write before they go to school. 有些孩子在上学前就会看书写字了。 readsth I can't read your writing. 我看不懂你的笔迹。 Can you read music? 你能读懂乐谱吗? I'm trying to read the map. 我正看地图。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to go through written or printed words, etc. in silence or speaking them to other people 读;朗读 I'm going to go to bed and read. 我要上床看书去。 readto sb/yourself He liked reading to his grandchildren. 他喜欢念书给孙子孙女听。 readsth to read a book/a magazine/the newspaper 读书;看杂志╱报纸 Have you read any Steinbeck (= novels by him)? 你读过斯坦贝克的小说吗? He read the poem aloud. 他朗读了这首诗。 readsth to sb/yourself Go on—read it to us. 念吧,念给我们听听。 readsb sth She read us a story. 她给我们读了个故事。 see also
    proofread
    discover by reading 读到 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to discover or find out about sb/sth by reading 读到;查阅到 readabout/of sth I read about the accident in the local paper. 我在当地的报纸上看到了这次事故。 readthat… I read that he had resigned. 我看到了他辞职的消息。 readsth Don't believe everything you read in the papers. 报上看到的东西,不能尽信。 sb's mind/thoughts 思想;想法 4 [transitive ] ~ sb's mind/thoughts to guess what sb else is thinking 猜测;揣摩 sb's lips 嘴唇 5 [transitive ] ~ sb's lips to look at the movements of sb's lips to learn what they are saying 观唇辨意;读唇语 see also
    lip-read
    understand 理解 6 [transitive ] to understand sth in a particular way 懂得;理解 SYN
    interpret
    readsth How do you read the present situation? 你对目前的形势有何看法? readsth as sth Silence must not always be read as consent. 不能总是将沉默理解为同意。
    of a piece of writing 书写的东西 7 [transitive ] + speech to have sth written on it; to be written in a particular way 写着;写成 The sign read ‘No admittance’. 告示牌上写着“禁止入内”。 I've changed the last paragraph. It now reads as follows… 我已经修改了最后一段。现在是这样写的… 8 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to give a particular impression when read 读起来(给人以某种印象) Generally, the article reads very well. 一般而言,这篇文章读起来很不错。 The poem reads like (= sounds as if it is)a translation. 这首诗读起来像是译文。 measuring instrument 测量仪器 9 [transitive ] readsth (of measuring instruments 测量仪器 ) to show a particular weight, pressure, etc. 读数为;显示 What does the thermometer read? 温度计的读数是多少? 10 [transitive ] readsth to get information from a measuring instrument 看读数 A man came to read the gas meter. 一个男子来查了煤气表。 hear 11 [transitive ] readsb to hear and understand sb speaking on a radio set 听到,听明白(用无线电机讲的话) ‘Do you read me?’ ‘I'm reading you loud and clear.’ “你听得见我的话吗?”“听见了,你的声音又大又清楚。” replace word 替换文字 12 [transitive ] readA for B | readB as A to replace one word, etc. with another when correcting a text 替换;将…改为 For ‘madam’ in line 3 read ‘madman’. 第 3 行中的 madam 应为 madman。 subject at university 大学课程 13 [transitive ,  intransitive ] ( BrE) ( rather old-fashioned) to study a subject, especially at a university 学习;攻读;主修 readsth I read English at Oxford. 我在牛津攻读英语。 readfor sth She's reading for a law degree. 她在攻读法学学位。 computing 计算机技术 14 [transitive ] (of a computer or the person using it 计算机或计算机使用者 ) to take information from a disk 读盘;从磁盘提取信息 readsth My computer can't read the CD-ROM you sent. 我的电脑不能读你送来的光盘。 readsth into sth to read a file into a computer 把文件读入电脑 IDIOMS ˌread between the ˈlines to look for or discover a meaning in sth that is not openly stated 领悟隐含的意义;看出言外之意 Reading between the lines, I think Clare needs money. 斟酌一下她的言外之意,我觉得克莱尔需要钱。 ˌread sb like a ˈbook to understand easily what sb is thinking or feeling 轻易地了解某人的想法(或感受);看透某人 ˌread my ˈlips ( informal) used to tell sb to listen carefully to what you are saying 请听清楚;请注意听 Read my lips: no new taxes (= I promise there will be no new taxes). 注意听我说:不会征新税。 ˌread (sb) the ˈRiot Act ( BrE) to tell sb with force that they must not do sth 警告(某人)不得做某事 ORIGIN From an Act of Parliament passed in 1715 to prevent riots. It made it illegal for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to split up if they were ordered to do so and part of the Act was read to them. 源自 1715 年通过的防止暴乱的议会法案。法案规定如果十二名或以上的人集结,在宣布解散命令并宣读相关条文后仍拒绝解散,则视为非法。 ˌtake it/sth as ˈread ( BrE) to accept sth without discussing it 直接认定为;不经讨论即认可 Can we take it as read that you want the job? 我们能不能认为你想要这份工作? PHRASAL VERBS ˌread sth↔ˈback to read a message, etc. to others in order to check that it is correct 读出(以便核对) ˌread sth ˈinto sth to think that sth means more than it really does 把本没有的意思加进去解释;对…作过多的理解 Don't read too much into what she says. 不要在她的话里加进太多自己的理解。 ˌread ˈon to continue reading 继续读;接着读 That's the story so far. Now read on… 故事就讲到这里。现在接着读… ˌread sth↔ˈout to read sth using your voice, especially to other people (尤指向别人)读,朗读 ˌread sth↔ˈover/ˈthrough to read sth carefully from beginning to end to look for mistakes or check details 认真通读;仔细核对 ˌread sth↔ˈup | ˌread ˈup on sb/sth to read a lot about a subject (就某课题)广泛阅读,博览群书 I'll need to read up on the case before the meeting. 在开会前,我需要看一些有关这件事的材料。
    noun / riːd ; NAmE riːd / [singular ] ( informal) 1 ( especially BrE) an act or a period of reading sth 阅读;读书 I was having a quiet read when the phone rang. 我在静静地看书,忽然电话铃响了。 2 a good, interesting, etc. ~ a book, an article, etc. that is good, etc. 好的(或有意思等的)读物;好书(或文章等) His thrillers are always a gripping read. 他的惊险小说向来引人入胜。 adjective / red ; NAmE red / ( used after an adverb 用于副词后 ) (of a person ) having knowledge that has been gained from reading books, etc. 博学的;熟知的;精通的 She's very widely read in law. 她在法律方面知识渊博。 see also
    well read
    read / riːd ; NAmE riːd /
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    readread1 /riːd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle read /red/)
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    1words/books [intransitive, transitive] to look at written words and understand what they mean:  I can’t read your writing. She picked up the letter and read it. Read the instructions carefully before you start. children who are just learning to read and write Her books are quite widely read (=read by a lot of people). When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover (=read all of something because you are very interested).2find information [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to find out information from books, newspapers etc:  You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.read about Did you read about what happened to that guy in Florida?read of I was shocked when I read of his death.read (that) I read last week that the disease is on the increase.3read and speak [intransitive, transitive] to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear themread somebody something Daddy, will you read me a story?read (something) to somebody Our mother reads to us every evening. Teachers should read more poetry to children. He glanced at the letter and began to read it aloud.4music/maps etc [transitive] to look at signs or pictures and understand what they mean:  He plays the violin very well but can’t actually read music. Are you any good at map reading?5computer [transitive] technical if a computer can read a disk, it can take the information that is on the disk and put it into its memory6understand something in a particular way [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible ways SYN  interpret:  I wasn’t sure how to read his silence.read something as something She shook her head, and I read this as a refusal. The poem can be read as a protest against war.read something well/accurately (=understand something correctly) He had accurately read the mood of the nation.7have words on [transitive not in progressive] used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etc SYN  say:  A sign on the outer door read: ‘No Entry’.8style of writing [intransitive] if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etc:  I think in general the report reads well.9read something as/for something to replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct one:  Please read £50 as £15. For ‘November’ (=instead of November) on line 6, read ‘September’.10measuring [transitive] a)to look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrument:  Someone should be coming to read the gas meter. b)if a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that number:  The thermometer read 46 degrees.11at university [intransitive, transitive] British English to study a subject at a university:  I read history at Cambridge.read for He wants to read for a law degree.RegisterIn everyday British English, people usually say that someone does a subject at university:· I did history at Cambridge.· He wants to do a law degree.12take it as read (that) especially British English to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is true SYN  assume:  You can take it as read that we will support the project.13take something as read to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing it:  We’ll take the secretary’s report as read.14read between the lines to guess someone’s real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directly:  Reading between the lines, I’d say Robert’s not very happy.15read somebody’s mind/thoughts to guess what someone else is thinking:  ‘Want some coffee?’ ‘You read my mind.’16can read somebody like a book if you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feeling17read somebody’s palm to look carefully at someone’s hand, in order to find out about their future18read somebody’s lips to understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this.
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    19read my lips spoken used to tell someone that you really mean what you are saying:  Read my lips: I will not let you down.20do you read me? spoken used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radio21well-read/widely-read someone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjects:  She is intelligent and extremely well-read.
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    GRAMMAR: Patterns with readread something in somethingYou read something in a book, newspaper, magazine etc: · I read the interview in the newspaper. Don’t say: read something on a book, newspaper, magazine etcYou read something in a particular chapter of a book, or in the introduction: · In this chapter you can read about different types of diet.You read something in the instructions or in a recipe: · I read in the instructions that you are supposed to boil the pasta for six minutes.read something on somethingYou read something on the Internet or on a website: · She read the story on the Internet.You read something on a page: · You can read about his life story on page 12.You read something on a train, bus, plane etc: · I like reading on the train – it helps to pass the time. Don’t say: read something in a train, bus, plane etcTHESAURUSread to look at and understand the words in a book, magazine, letter etc for interest, enjoyment, or study: · What book are you reading at the moment?· I usually read the newspaper on the way to work.flick/flip/leaf through something to turn the pages of a book, magazine etc quickly, looking for things that might interest you: · While I was waiting, I flicked through a magazine.· She was flipping through the pages of an encyclopedia.· Cunningham was leafing through a copy of the Financial Times at his desk amidst a cloud of cigar-smoke.browse through something to spend time looking through a book, magazine etc without any clear purpose, looking for things that might interest you: · Would you like to browse through our holiday brochure?skim/scan (through) something to read something quickly to get the main ideas or find a particular piece of information: · I want you to skim through the article and write a short summary of it.· Tony scanned the menu for a vegetarian option.pore over something to read something very carefully for a long time: · They spent weeks poring over guidebooks and planning their holiday.devour something /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ to read something quickly and eagerly: · Her young fans devour her books.dip into something to read short parts of something: · It’s a book you can dip into rather than read from cover to cover.plough/wade through something to read something long and boring: · He’s upstairs ploughing through financial reports.· I can’t possibly wade through all this.surf the Net/Internet/Web to look quickly through information on the Internet, stopping to read what interests you: · He surfed the Net, looking for jobs.
    read something ↔ back phrasal verb to read out loud something that you have just written downread back to Can you read that last bit back to me?read for something phrasal verb to say some of the words that are said by a particular character in a play, as a test of your ability to actread something into something phrasal verb to think that a situation, action etc has a meaning or importance that it does not really have:  It was only a casual remark. I think you’re reading too much into it.read something ↔ out phrasal verb to read and say words that are written down, so that people can hear:  Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?read out to He read the last few sentences out to me.read something ↔ through/over phrasal verb to read something carefully from beginning to end in order to check details or find mistakes SYN  check over/through:  Read the contract over carefully before you sign it. Spend a couple of minutes just reading through your essay.read up on something (also read something ↔ up British English) phrasal verb to read a lot about something because you will need to know about it:  You’ll enjoy traveling more if you read up on the history of the countries you’ll be visiting.
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    1British English if you have a read, you spend time reading:  I sat down to have a nice quiet read.read of I had a quick read of the report before I left.2a good read something that you enjoy reading:  I thought his last book was a really good read.
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    334228316
    reading[47719] reads[6827]
    阅读(67%),朗读(9%),读到(8%),理解(6%),显示(4%),识字(2%),攻读(2%),听到(1%),看读数(1%)
    n.阅读;读物
    adj.有学问的
    vi.读;读起来
    vt.阅读;读懂,理解
    n.(Read)人名;(英)里德

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