reading
/ˈriːdɪŋ/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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- with adj. 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。
1.3
- usu. with adj. knowledge of literature文学知识：
a man of wide reading.
文学知识广泛的人。
1.4
- 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.
遗嘱的宣读。
1.5
- 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。
1.6
- 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。
2.1
- 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.
辐射读数每小时记录一次。
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。