reading

reading
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
    阅读,朗读;阅读技巧
    suggestions for further reading.
    有关进一步阅读的建议。
    [as modifier]reading skills.
    阅读技巧。
    ■written or printed matter that can be read
    阅读材料,读物
    his main reading was detective stories.
    他的主要读物是侦探小说。
    ■[withadj.]used to convey the specified quality of such written or printed matter
    特定的阅读材料,读物
    his file certainly makes interesting reading.
    他的档案的确可用作有趣的阅读材料。
    ■[usu. with adj.]knowledge of literature
    文学知识
    a man of wide reading.
    文学知识广泛的人。
    ■the formal reading aloud of a legal document to an audience
    (法律文件的)正式宣读
    the reading of a will.
    宣读遗嘱。
    ■[count noun]an occasion at which poetry or other pieces of literature are read aloud to an audience
    (诗歌等文学作品)朗诵会
    ■[count noun]a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to a group of people
    (向众人朗诵的)文学作品(或经文)
    readings from the Bible.
    圣经诵文。
  2. an interpretation
    阐释
    feminist readings of Goethe.
    歌德有关男女平等的阐释。
    his reading of the situation was justified.
    他对局势的看法是有道理的。
    ■a form in which a given passage appears in a particular edition of a text
    (出现在不同文本中的)不同形式,特定措辞
  3. a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument
    (仪表等测量仪器上的)读数,度数,指示数
    radiation readings were taken every hour.
    每小时记录辐射读数。
  4. a stage of debate in parliament through which a Bill must pass before it can become law
    (议案在议会的)宣读,(分别标志着议案提出、审议、表决等三阶段的)三读之一
    the Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week.
    议案返回议院等待下周三读。
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