| [/ˈriːdɪŋ; ˋridɪŋ/] n 用法:
1 [U] (a) action of a person who reads 阅读; 朗读:
be fond of reading 喜欢读书 *
[attrib 作定语] reading matter, ie books, newspapers, etc 阅读材料（书、 报等） *
have a reading knowledge of French, ie understand it when written 有阅读法语的能力.
(b) books, etc intended to be read 读物; 读本:
heavy/light reading, ie for study/entertainment 学习[消遣]读物 *
Her articles make/are interesting reading for travellers. 她的文章旅行的人很喜欢看.
(C) knowledge gained from books 书本知识:
a pupil of wide reading 有丰富书本知识的学生. 用法:
2 [C] amount indicated or registered by a measuring instrument （仪器上的）读数:
readings on a thermometer, dial, etc 温度计、 刻度盘等的读数 *
The readings we took were well above average. 我们记录的读数远远高於平均数. 用法:
3 [C] way in which sth is interpreted or understood （对某事物的）解释, 理解:
my reading of this clause in the contract, ie what I think it means 我对合同中这一条款的理解 *
Give me your reading of the situation. 告诉我你对局势的看法. 用法:
4 [C] variant wording of a text, esp when more than one version of it exists 异文（尤指不同版本的）:
different readings (eg by editors) of a speech in Hamlet 《哈姆雷特》剧中一段台词的异文（如经编者改动过的）. 用法:
5 [C] (a) entertainment at which sth is read to an audience; passage read in this way 朗诵会; 朗诵的章节:
a poetry-/play-reading 诗歌[剧本]朗诵会 *
readings from Dickens 狄更斯作品的朗诵片段.
(b) formal announcement of sth to an audience 向公众正式宣布的事物; 告白:
the reading of a will, marriage banns, etc 遗嘱、 结婚等的启事.
(C) formal reading aloud of a passage from the Bible （在仪式上朗读的）《圣经》中的章节:
a reading from St John's gospel 选自《约翰福音》的朗读. 用法:
6 [C] (in the British parliament) one of the three stages of debate through which a Bill must pass before it is ready for royal assent （英国议会中）一法案在提交国王批准以前须通过的三读之任何一次. |