1 [U] what you do when you read 读；阅读: I haven't had time to do much reading lately. 最近我没有时间多看书。Her hobbies include painting and reading. 她的爱好包括绘画和阅读。

2 [U] books, articles, etc that are intended to be read 阅读材料；读物: The information office gave me a pile of reading matter to take away. 问询处给了我一大堆阅读材料带回去。I'll take some light (= not serious or difficult) reading for the journey.

3 [C] the particular way in which sb understands sth 看法；理解: What's your reading of the situation? 你对这形势怎么看？

4 [C] the number or measurement that is shown on an instrument （仪器上显示的）读数: a reading of 20° 读数是20度