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| 1 | U the process of recognizing written or printed words and understanding their meaning 阅读；读懂 |
| My little boy is having difficulty with his reading. 我的小儿子还看不懂书。 |
| | 1a | relating to the process of reading 阅读的 | | a test for assessing children’ s reading skills 评估儿童阅读技能的测试 | |
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| 2 | singular/U the act of reading or studying a book , newspaper , document etc 阅读；研究 |
| I haven’ t done much reading lately. 最近我读的书不太多。 |
| background reading (=books, articles etc containing general information about a subject) Included in the book are suggestions for background reading. 背景知识阅读 |
| | 2a | to be interesting/boring etc to read 令人读起来感到有趣/单调乏味 | | The latest survey makes grim reading. 最新的调查令人读起来感到很担忧。 | |
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| 3 | U something that you read 读物 |
| This report is my bedtime reading at the moment. 此刻这份报告是我的床头读物。 |
| reading material/matter The prisoners have limited reading material. 供犯人阅读的读物很有限。 |
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| 4 | C an event at which someone reads something to a group of people 宣读（仪式） |
| We attended the reading of my uncle’ s will. 我们参加了叔叔遗嘱的宣读仪式。 |
| give a reading She is giving a poetry reading tonight. 她今晚要进行诗歌朗诵。 |
| | 4a | something that someone reads to a group of people , for example at a public event or to a religious group （在公共活动或宗教信徒前朗读的）朗读材料 | | This morning’ s reading is from the Old Testament. 今早的朗读材料选自《旧约全书》。 | |
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| 5 | C a number or amount shown on a piece of measuring equipment （电子设备显示的）读数 |
| The magnetism in the rock could produce distorted compass readings. 岩石的磁力会使指南针的读数变得不准确。 |
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| 6 | C a particular way of thinking about a situation , statement , or event 理解；解释；阐释 |
| a modern reading of Freud’ s work 对弗洛伊德著作的现代阐释 |
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| 7 | C one of three occasions when a bill (= new law) is read to Parliament in the UK and discussed before it can become law 议案宣读（英国一项议案成为正式法律之前要在议会上宣读并进行讨论以获通过的三步立法程序之一） |
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