read, devour, scan, skim

名詞 read:

1. something that is read

動詞 read:

1. interpret something that is written or printed
2. have or contain a certain wording or form
   同義詞：say
3. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
4. obtain data from magnetic tapes
   同義詞：scan
5. interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
6. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
   同義詞：take
7. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
   同義詞：register, show, record
8. be a student of a certain subject
   同義詞：learn, study, take
9. audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
10. to hear and understand
11. make sense of a language
    同義詞：understand, interpret, translate

1. Silence must not always be read as consent.
   沉默不能總理解為同意。
2. The teacher read the poem to the class.
   老師給全班同學朗誦這首詩歌。
3. I can read French but I can't speak it.
   我能看懂法文但不會說。

read

v.（動詞）
read[rμd] read.ing,reads
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences).
讀，閱讀：檢查并掌握（書面或印刷體的文字、詞語或句子的）意思
To utter or render aloud (written or printed material):
朗讀：大聲念出或發(fā)出（書面或印刷材料）：
例句：
She read her poems to the students.
她向學生們朗讀她寫的詩

To have the ability to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed material in a given language or notation):
懂得，了解：具有檢查并掌握（特定語言或標記的書面或印刷材料的）能力：
例句：
reads Chinese; reads music.
懂漢語；懂音樂

To examine and grasp the meaning of (language in a form other than written or printed characters, words, or sentences):
懂得，閱讀并了解：檢查并掌握（非書面或印刷體段落、文字或句子形式的語言）的意思：
例句：
reading Braille; reading sign language.
盲讀布萊葉點字法；看得懂手語

To examine and grasp the meaning of (a graphic representation):
研究：檢查并掌握（圖形說明的）意思：
例句：
reading a map.
查看地圖

To discern and interpret the nature or significance of through close examination or sensitive observation:
仔細觀察：通過細致的檢查或敏感的觀察發(fā)現(xiàn)和解釋某事物的性質或精彩處：
例句：
The tracker read the trail for signs of game.
獵人發(fā)現(xiàn)了獵物的蹤跡

To discern or anticipate through examination or observation; descry:
覺察，辨明：通過檢查或觀察來識別或預料；發(fā)現(xiàn)：
例句：
.I can read abandonment in a broken door or shattered window.(William H. Gass)
.我能夠通過破壞門和窗戶來發(fā)現(xiàn)荒廢的遺跡.(威廉H.加斯)

To determine the intent or mood of:
看透：確定…的意圖或情緒：
例句：
I can read your mind like a book. He`s a hard person to read.
我可以像讀書一樣清楚地看到你的心理活動。他可是個令人難以理解的人

To attribute a certain interpretation or meaning to:
詮釋，歸結出…的深意：把某種解釋或意思歸因于…：
例句：
She read a different meaning into what he had said.
她從他的言語中讀出了不同的含義

To consider (something written or printed) as having a particular meaning or significance:
認為…有特殊意義：認為（書面或印刷材料）具有某種特殊的含義或意義：
例句：
I read the novel as a parable.
我認為這本小說實際上是個寓言故事書

To foretell or predict (the future).
預測，預言：預測或預知（未來）
To receive or comprehend (a radio message, for example):
充分了解，接收：收聽到并理解（例如無線電訊息）：
例句：
I read you loud and clear.
我能清楚地聽到你宏亮的聲音

To study or make a study of:
研究，攻讀：研究或做…研究：
例句：
She read history as an undergraduate.
她在大學攻讀歷史

To learn or get knowledge of from something written or printed:
得知，獲得：從書面或印刷材料中學習或獲得知識：
例句：
He read that interest rates would continue to rise.
他知道利率會繼續(xù)上漲

To proofread.
校對
To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
誤念，誤用：在某一特定篇章中具有或作為優(yōu)先讀物來使用：
例句：
Forchange read charge .
charge 是 change 的誤用

To indicate, register, or show:
說明，指示，顯示：
例句：
The dial reads 32=.
刻度顯示出32°

Computer Science To obtain information from a storage medium, such as a magnetic disk.
【計算機科學】 讀，讀?。簭睦绱疟P等的儲存器中取得信息
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To examine and grasp the meaning of printed or written characters, as of words or music.
閱讀，理解：檢查并掌握各種書面或印刷文字的意思，如文學作品或音樂
To speak aloud the words that one is reading:
朗讀：將自己正在閱讀的文字大聲念出來：
例句：
He reads to his children every night.
他每天晚上給他的孩子們朗讀文章

To learn by reading:
得知：通過閱讀得知：
例句：
We read about the storm in the paper today.
從今天的報紙上我們得知今天有風暴

To study.
研究
To have a particular wording:
陳述：具有特定的措辭：
例句：
Recite the poem exactly as it reads.
一字不漏地背出這首詩

To contain a specific meaning:
具有含義：容納一個特定的意思：
例句：
As the law reads, the defendant is guilty.
根據法律條文載明，被告有罪

To indicate, register, or show a measurement or figure:
顯示，指示：說明、指示或顯示一個刻度或數字：
例句：
How does your new watch readô
你的新手表顯示準確嗎ô

To have a specified character or quality for the reader:
讀起來：讀者讀后感到有特殊的特點或品質：
例句：
His poems read well.
他的詩讀起來很舒服

n.Informal （名詞）【非正式用語】
Something that is read:
讀物：供人閱讀的東西：
例句：
.The book is a page-turner as well as a very satisfying read.(Frank Conroy)
.這是一本引人入勝的書，讀后使人心曠神怡.(弗蘭克·康羅伊)

adj.（形容詞）

Informed by reading; learned:
獲知的，由閱讀得知的：由于閱讀而見多識廣的；有學問的：
例句：
He was only sparsely read in fields outside his profession.
他對自己專業(yè)以外的領域只知道一些皮毛

<常用詞組>read out
To read aloud:
大聲誦讀：
例句：
Please read out the names on the list.
請大聲念出名單上的名字

read up
To study or learn by reading:
研讀：通過閱讀進行研究或學習：
例句：
Read up on the places you plan to visit before you travel.
在旅游之前，對你準備前往的地方先作一番調查研究

<習慣用語>read a lecture 或
read a lesson
To issue a reprimand:
責備：發(fā)表批評意見：
例句：
Mother read us a lecture after the principal telephoned her.
校長打電話后，媽媽批評了我們一頓

read between the lines
To perceive or detect an obscure or unexpressed meaning:
仔細閱讀，研究：找出或發(fā)現(xiàn)隱藏晦澀的意思：
例句：
learned to read between the lines of corporate annual reports to discern areas of fiscal weakness.
學會仔細研讀公司年度報告，并從中發(fā)現(xiàn)財政困難的跡象

read out of
To expel by proclamation from a social, political, or other group:
驅逐，開除：被正式文告從社會、政治或其它集團中驅逐：
例句：
He was read out of the secretariat after the embarrassing incident.
由于那次尷尬的事件，他被從秘書處開除了

來源：
Middle English reden
中古英語 reden
from Old English rôdan [to advise] * see ar-
源自 古英語 rôdan [建議] *參見 ar-