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read1 /riːd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp read /red/) → reed
1  words/books 文字/書籍 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]READ to look at written words and understand what they mean 閱讀，讀懂
I can’t read your writing.
我看不懂你寫的東西。
She picked up the letter and read it.
她拿起信讀了起來。
Read the instructions carefully before you start.
開始前要仔細閱讀說明。
children who are just learning to read and write
剛剛開始學習讀和寫的兒童
Her books are quite widely read (=read by a lot of people).
她的書讀者很多。
When I was young, I read every one of his books from cover to cover (=read all of something because you are very interested).
我小時候，他的每一本書我都從頭到尾一頁不落地看過。
2  find information 發現信息 [intransitiveI, transitiveT not in progressive]READ to find out information from books, newspapers etc 〔在書籍、報紙等中〕讀到，看到
You can’t believe everything you read in the papers.
報紙上看到的東西，你不能全都相信。
read about
Did you read about what happened to that guy in Florida?
你看到佛羅裏達州那個家夥的事了嗎？
read of
I was shocked when I read of his death.
看到他的死訊，我十分震驚。
read (that)
I read last week that the disease is on the increase.
上周我在報紙上看到說患這種病的人越來越多。
3  read and speak 朗讀 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]READ to say the words in a book, newspaper etc so that people can hear them 讀出，朗讀
read somebody something
Daddy, will you read me a story?
爸爸，給我念個故事好嗎？
read (something) to somebody
Our mother reads to us every evening.
媽媽每天晚上都給我們讀點東西。
Teachers should read more poetry to children.
老師應該多讀點詩給孩子聽。
He glanced at the letter and began to read it aloud.
他看了一下信，大聲地念起來。
4  music/maps etc 樂譜/地圖等 [transitiveT]UNDERSTAND to look at signs or pictures and understand what they mean 讀懂，看懂〔符號或圖片〕
He plays the violin very well but can’t actually read music.
他小提琴拉得很好，但其實他不識譜。
Are you any good at map reading?
你查地圖在行嗎？
5. computer 計算機 [transitiveT] technicalTD if a computer can read a disk, it can take the information that is on the disk and put it into its memory 讀取〔磁盤中的信息〕
6  understand STH in a particular way 以某種方式理解某事 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]UNDERSTAND to understand a situation, remark etc in one of several possible ways 解讀，〔按某種方式〕理解 SYN interpret
I wasn’t sure how to read his silence.
我不知道該如何解讀他的沉默。
read something as something
She shook her head, and I read this as a refusal.
她搖搖頭，我以爲這就是拒絕。
The poem can be read as a protest against war.
這首詩可以理解爲對戰爭的抗議。
read something well/accurately (=understand something correctly) 正確理解某事物
He had accurately read the mood of the nation.
他準確解讀了國民的情緒。
7  have words on 寫有文字 [transitiveT not in progressive]READ used to say what words are on a sign, in a letter etc 〔指示牌、信上等〕寫着 SYN say
A sign on the outer door read: ‘No Entry’.
外邊的門上有一塊牌子，寫着“禁止入内”。
8  style of writing 寫作風格 [intransitiveI] if something reads well, badly etc, it has been written well, badly etc 讀起來
I think in general the report reads well.
我認爲這個報告總體上讀起來不錯。
9  read something as/for something CORRECTto replace one word or number with another one, usually with the correct one 將…改作…/用…替換…〔用於訂正訛誤〕
Please read £50 as £15.
請把50英鎊改爲15英鎊。
For ‘November’ (=instead of November) on line 6, read ‘September’.
第6行的November應爲September。
10  measuring 度量 [transitiveT]
a) TMto look at the number or amount shown on a measuring instrument 看〔度量儀器顯示的數字〕
Someone should be coming to read the gas meter.
應該會有人來查煤氣表。
b) TMif a measuring instrument reads a particular number, it shows that number 〔度量儀器〕顯示，指示
The thermometer read 46 degrees.
溫度計顯示46度。
11  at university 在大學裏 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrESEC to study a subject at a university 攻讀，念〔某一課程〕
I read history at Cambridge.
我在劍橋大學攻讀歷史。
read for
He wants to read for a law degree.
他想去讀一個法學學位。
 Register
In everyday British English, people usually say that someone does a subject at university: 在日常英國英語中，人們表達某人在大學讀某一課程時，一般用 does
I did history at Cambridge.
我曾在劍橋讀歷史。
He wants to do a law degree.
他想去讀一個法律學位。
12  take it as read (that) especially British EnglishBrE to feel certain that something is true although no one has told you it is true 假定；認爲 SYN assume
You can take it as read that we will support the project.
你可以認爲我們會支持這個項目。
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take it as read (that)• Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
13  take something as read to accept that a report or statement is correct without reading it or discussing it 〔未經閱讀或討論而〕相信某事物是正確的
We’ll take the secretary’s report as read.
我們會認爲秘書的報告不會有錯。
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take something as read• Let us take it as read that Hawkwind started quite a few trends in their time.
14  read between the lines MEANINGto guess someone’s real feelings from something they say or write, when they do not tell you directly 看出字裏行間的意思；聽出真實意思
Reading between the lines, I’d say Robert’s not very happy.
聽言外之意，我看羅伯特不是很快樂。
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read between the lines• While Anderson did not say directly that changes needed to be made, it was easy to read between the lines.• Frequently it is necessary to read between the lines.• Jody goes over the two faxes again, this time slowly, trying to read between the lines.• Simon presents his story in a typically heroic manner, so I have to read between the lines.• Reading between the lines, I don't think they want to train people who might soon leave the company.• Harriet, reading between the lines, knew exactly what her daughter meant.• So beware: if we were able to read between the lines that easily, so too can your family and friends!• Perseverance is required to understand the story and you have to read between the lines to find the book's full meaning.• Perseverance is required to understand the story and one had to read between the lines to find the book's full meaning.• You will use your powers of anticipation and imagination to read between the lines, to understand message and meaning.• Although the financial side is far from the whole story, you can usually read between the lines very clearly.
15  read somebody’s mind/thoughts UNDERSTANDto guess what someone else is thinking 猜測某人的心思
‘Want some coffee?’ ‘You read my mind.’
“想來點咖啡嗎？”“你真了解我啊。”
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read somebody’s mind/thoughts• Don't expect your spouse to be able to read your mind.
16. can read somebody like a book KNOW somebodyif you can read someone like a book, you know them so well that you immediately know what they are thinking or feeling 對某人了如指掌
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can read somebody like a book• I can read you like a book - some book I've read six times already.
17. read somebody’s palm ROto look carefully at someone’s hand, in order to find out about their future 爲某人看手相
18. read somebody’s lips UNDERSTANDto understand what someone is saying by watching the way their lips move. People who cannot hear do this. 〔因聽不見而〕唇讀，觀唇辨意 → lip-read
19  read my lips spoken used to tell someone that you really mean what you are saying 你聽好了；我說話算數
Read my lips: I will not let you down.
我說話算數，我不會讓你失望的。
20. do you read me? spokenASK A QUESTION used to ask someone whether they can hear you when you are speaking to them by radio 聽到沒有？〔用於無線電通話時〕
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do you read me?• I do not want this to happen again! Do you read me?
21  well-read/widely-read READsomeone who is well-read has read a lot of books and knows a lot about many subjects 博覽群書的，博學的
She is intelligent and extremely well-read.
她很聰明，而且極爲博學。
→ reading, → read (somebody) the riot act at riot1(4)
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with read
read something in something
You 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 etc
You 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 something
You 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 etc
 THESAURUS
read to look at and understand the words in a book, magazine, letter etc for interest, enjoyment, or study 閱讀，讀懂
What book are you reading at the moment?
你現在在讀什麽書？
I usually read the newspaper on the way to work.
我一般在上班途中看報紙。
flick/flip/leaf through something to turn the pages of a book, magazine etc quickly, looking for things that might interest you 快速翻閱/浏覽某物〔以尋找有趣的東西〕
While I was waiting, I flicked through a magazine.
我一邊等一邊翻看一本雜志。
nShe was flipping through the pages of an encyclopedia.
nCunningham 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 随意翻閱某物〔以尋找有趣的東西〕
Would you like to browse through our holiday brochure?
你想看看我們的度假小冊子嗎？
skim/scan (through) something to read something quickly to get the main ideas or find a particular piece of information 快速浏覽某物〔以了解主要内容或尋找某些信息〕
I want you to skim through the article and write a short summary of it.
我要你們迅速浏覽這篇文章，然後寫一篇簡短的摘要。
Tony scanned the menu for a vegetarian option.
托尼浏覽菜單找素食。
pore over something to read something very carefully for a long time 仔細閱讀某物
They spent weeks poring over guidebooks and planning their holiday.
他們花了幾個星期的時間研讀旅遊指南，安排度假。
devour something /dɪˈvaʊə $ -ˈvaʊr/ to read something quickly and eagerly 如饑似渴地閱讀某物
Her young fans devour her books.
她那些年輕粉絲如饑似渴地閱讀她的作品。
dip into something to read short parts of something 略微翻看某物
It’s a book you can dip into rather than read from cover to cover.
這本書你随便翻翻就行了，沒必要從頭讀到尾。
plough/wade through something to read something long and boring 閱讀〔冗長無聊的〕某物
He’s upstairs ploughing through financial reports.
他在樓上苦讀財務報告。
I can’t possibly wade through all this.
我不可能讀完那麽多無聊的東西。
surf the Net/Internet/Web to look quickly through information on the Internet, stopping to read what interests you 網上沖浪，浏覽因特網
5I was surfing the Net, trying to find my ideal job.
我在網上浏覽信息，想找一份理想的工作。
nHe surfed the Net, looking for jobs.
 PHRASAL VERBS
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read• map reading• My parents taught me how to read.• On the other hand, your readers might be bright and fully conscious of what they are reading.• Good managers are usually able to read a situation quickly and take the right action.• Jean can't read a word without her glasses on.• On the way out I noticed a photograph of a benign-looking chap and read about his gifts to charity.• Did you read about that terrible car crash?• The headline read: "Firefighters Save Girl From Flames."• Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers.• Have you read Jean Martin's latest novel?• Read me Aunt Evelyn's letter while I cook dinner.• She went on to read medicine at Edinburgh.• I learned to read music when I was taking piano lessons.• The Government is also to rush through a ban on fox hunting by holding the bill's second reading on December 18.• Finally, it never hurts to wear our own love of reading on our sleeve.• Oliver is reading philosophy at Oxford.• I can read Spanish but I can't speak it very well.• Have you read Stephen King's new book yet?• I was astonished to read that half of all sixteen year olds have experimented with drugs.• The judge had been reading the court file.• Someone came to read the electricity meter this morning.• I opened the seals as carefully as I could and read the file.• Always read the label before you wash your clothes.• We can not help signing so long as there is another human being who needs to read the signs.• Men shouldn't be surprised if women read this behaviour as threatening.• I marveled at her physical beauty, wanting her to like me, to read to me, to even hold me.• She learnt to read when she was only three years old.• Soon utility companies may be able to read your meter by computer.
widely read• The older works listed first are still widely read and most are generally available in both hardcover and paperback.• Local newspapers are widely read and relatively cheap to advertise in.• But he was one of the most well-informed, widely read and serious political figures in public life.• For all its note of fantasy, however, the article was widely read and well timed.• But even though his book was intended for contemplatives, it was also widely read by lay men and women.• Herbert is widely read, where Collins is seldom even heard of.• Newspapers with a significant political reporting are not widely read, whereas television news programs are often among the most-watched programs.
read (that)• It is a disheartening history to read.• As a boy I had read a lot of sea stories and indulged in fancies of rounding the Horn in a windjammer.• We read everything teachers have told us is important.• Their son had begun to read in kindergarten and was academically advanced.• I read it with interest, then forgot it.• They began to meet in private houses where they read sermons and prayed together.• To make up your mind what to do, we suggest that you read several of the books your son has read.
read somebody something• Daddy, will you read me a story?
read something as something• Please read "5.2% interest" as "5.5% interest".• For "November" on line 6, read "September."• Low test scores should not be read as a sign of failure.• People read his silence as an admission of guilt.
reads well• On the whole the translation reads well.• Johnson's travel guide reads well and is very informative.
read2 noun [singular] informal
1  British EnglishBrEREAD if you have a read, you spend time reading 閱讀，讀書
I sat down to have a nice quiet read.
我坐下來安靜地看一會兒書。
read of
I had a quick read of the report before I left.
我走之前很快地看了一遍報告。
→4  See picture of 見圖 read
2  a good read informal READsomething that you enjoy reading 喜歡的讀物
I thought his last book was a really good read.
我覺得他最新的那本書非常精彩。
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a good read• Taken as a good read, this is an excellent book.• Le Carre can always be counted on to deliver a good read.• Barnes and Hughes for a good read, Levin ton for the examinations.• I just sit and have a good read until they are done.• He seems to have a good read on his players and good rapport with them.• It's not great literature, but it's a good read.• Journal in double triumph Roy Castle takes a break from record-breaking and relaxes with a good read.• It is certainly worth a good read, and I can recommend it to anyone interested in this subject.
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read• The newspaper is trying to attract more young readers.• A careful read of this book will show that underpinning it is a terrible truth.• Not even the most unreconstructed Keynesian would ever claim that the General Theory was an easy read.• I would like to recommend it to both sexes as a jolly exciting read.• It is certainly worth a good read, and I can recommend it to anyone interested in this subject.• On one level, it is vastly entertaining and a rattling good read.• I do a lot of reading when I'm on vacation.• Children are taught reading and writing in their first years at school.
have a ... read• Have the students read or listen to the passages.• He might have been rather less relieved if he could have read her mind.• Of 100 gravestones that I have read nearby, 57 are for children who died before the age of 20.• Thompson must have read the explosive Nixon transcripts wistfully.• This directory must exist and the user must have at least read and write access to it.• This is one page you have to read, and read carefully.
Origin read1
Old English rædan

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