/ri:d ||; rid/verb (
past tense past participle read /red
||; rɛd/)
1 [I,T] to look at words or symbols and understand them 读;阅读;看懂: He never learnt to read and write. 他一直没有学会读书写字。Have you read any good books lately? 你最近有没有看过什么好书?Can you read music? 你能看懂乐谱吗?
2 [I,T] read (sb) (sth);read sth (to sb) to say written words to sb 朗读 · My father used to read me stories when I was a child. 我小时候父亲常给我读故事。I hate reading out loud. 我讨厌大声朗读。
3 [T] to be able to understand sth from what you can see 看明白: A man came to read the gas meter. 有个男子来抄煤气表。Profoundly deaf people train to read lips. 耳朵很背的人接受读唇的训练。I've no idea what he'll say -- I can't read his mind! 我不知道他要说些什么─我看不透他的心思!
4 [T] to show words or a sign of sth 标明;显示;写着: The sign read ‘Keep Left’. 告示牌上写着“靠左行驶”。
5 [T] (formal 正式) to study a subject at university (在大学里)攻读(某学科): She read Modern Languages at Cambridge. 她在剑桥大学攻读现代语言。
read sth into sth to think that there is a meaning in sth that may not really be there 假想有某种含意
read on to continue reading; to read the next part of sth 继续读;看下去
read sth out to read sth to other people 朗读;宣读;诵读
read sth through to read sth to check details or to look for mistakes 从头至尾看一遍(以检查内容或寻找错误):
I read my essay through a few times before handing it in. 我把我的文章看了几遍才交出去。 read up on sth to find out everything you can about a subject 研究;研读