1. | [u] 阅读；读书活动the activity of sb who reads |
My hobbies include reading and painting. 我的业余爱好包括读书和绘画。 | |
He needs more help with his reading. 他在阅读方面需要更多的帮助。 | |
Are you any good at map reading? 你会看地图吗？ | |
reading glasses(= worn when reading) 读书用的眼镜 | |
a reading lamp/light(= one that can be moved to shine light onto sth that you are reading) 供阅读用的灯 |
2. | [sing] 阅读；宣读an act of reading sth |
A closer(= more detailed) reading of the text reveals just how desperate he was feeling. 细读此文就会看出他当时感到多么绝望。 |
3. | [u] 读本；读物；阅读材料books, articles, etc. that are intended to be read |
reading matter/material 阅读材料 | |
a series of reading books for children 一套儿童读物 | |
a reading list(= a list of books, etc. that students are expected to read for a particular subject) 阅读书目 | |
further reading(= at the end of a book, a list of other books that give more information about the same subject) 其他阅读参考材料 | |
The report makes for interesting reading(= it is interesting to read) . 这篇报道读起来很有意思。 | |
The article is not exactly light reading(= it is not easy to read) . 这篇文章读起来并不轻松。 |
4. | [c] ~ (of sth) 理解；解读the particular way in which you understand a book, situation, etc. |
a literal reading of the text 对文本的字面理解 | |
My own reading of events is less optimistic. 我本人对事态的看法不怎么乐观。 |
5. | [c] （仪表的）读数the amount or number shown on an instrument used for measuring sth |
Meter readings are taken every three months. 每三个月查一次表。 |
6. | [c] 读书会；朗诵会；朗诵的作品an event at which sth is read to an audience for entertainment; a piece of literature that is read at such an event |
a poetry reading 诗歌朗诵会 | |
The evening ended with a reading from her latest novel. 晚会最后朗诵了一段她的最新小说。 |
7. | [c] （在礼拜仪式中朗读的）《圣经》章节a short section from the Bible that is read to people as part of a religious service |
The reading today is from the Book of Daniel. 今天朗读的经文选自《但以理书》。 |
8. | [c] 议案宣读（法案在成为法律前须经议会讨论通过的步骤）one of the stages during which a bill(= a proposal for a new law) must be discussed and accepted by a parliament before it can become law |
