vt.

1. 讀，閱讀；朗讀[O1]
   I read a good article in today's paper.

   我在今天的報紙上讀到了一篇好文章。

2. 讀懂；覺察
   She read his thoughts.

   她看出了他的心思。

3. 讀到；獲悉[+（that）]
   I read in a magazine that drinking a lot of tea could be a preventive against cancer.

   我從一本雜誌上讀到，大量喝茶有可能有助於防癌。

4. 顯示；標明；讀數為
5. 攻讀，研究
   John is reading law.

   約翰在攻讀法律。

6. 理解；解釋[（+as）]
7. 用……去代替，改作
8. 【電腦】讀；讀出；讀入[（+in/out）]

vi.

1. 閱讀，朗讀
   He seldom reads in his free hours.

   他空餘時間很少看書。

2. 讀到；獲悉
3. 讀起來[W][L]
   Your compositions read well.

   你的作文讀起來很不錯。

4. 載明；寫明[Q]

n.[S]

1. 【英】一段閱讀時間
2. 讀物
   Her prizewinning novel is a good read.

   她的獲獎小說是部精彩的讀物。

3. 閱讀

a.

1. （常用以構成複合詞或用作述語）有學問的，通曉的[（+in）]
   He is well read in American history.

   他通曉美國歷史。

v.

1. look at and understand the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.
   ▸speak (written or printed words) aloud.
   ▸habitually read (a newspaper or periodical).
   ▸(of a passage, text, or sign) have a certain wording.
2. discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source.
   ▸ [as adj. read] having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading:

   she was well read.
3. understand or interpret the nature or significance of.
   ▸(of a piece of writing) convey a specified impression to the reader:

   the note read like a cry for help.
4. inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument).
   ▸indicate a specified measurement or figure.
5. chiefly Brit. study (an academic subject) at a university.
6. (of a computer) copy or transfer (data).
   ▸enter or extract (data) in an electronic storage device.
7. present (a bill or other measure) before a legislative assembly.
8. hear and understand the words of (someone speaking on a radio transmitter).

n.

1. chiefly Brit. a period or act of reading.
2. informal a book considered in terms of its readability.