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the activity of somebody who reads 阅读;读书活动 My hobbies include reading and painting. 我的业余爱好包括读书和绘画。 He needs more help with his reading. 他在阅读方面需要更多的帮助。 Are you any good at map reading? 你会看地图吗? He enjoys reading and going to the cinema. 他喜欢读书和看电影。 reading glasses (= worn when reading) 读书用的眼镜 a reading lamp/light (= one that can be moved to shine light onto something that you are reading) 供阅读用的灯 She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). 她具有德语阅读能力(她能听懂德语)。 - reading on something
After extensive reading on the subject she set to work on an article. 对该主题进行广泛的阅读之后她便着手写文章了。 - reading about something
He's done a lot of reading about the history of race relations. 他对种族关系的历史做了很多阅读。
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesa1He asked her about her reading habits. 他问了问她的阅读习惯。 His reading about Ruskin led him to the works of Turner. 阅读罗斯金的作品引发了他读特纳的作品。 I haven't had time to do much reading lately. 最近我没什么时间读书。 I need to get down to some serious reading. 我需要开始读点儿正经的东西了。 In the holidays I'll get down to some serious reading. 假期我会开始认真读点儿东西。 My map-reading skills are not the best. 我看地图不太在行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extensive
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an act of reading something 阅读;宣读 A closer (= more detailed) reading of the text reveals just how desperate he was feeling. 细读此文就会看出他当时感到多么绝望。 We are all expected to attend the reading of her will. 我们都应该参加她的遗嘱阅读。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extensive
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books, articles, etc. that are intended to be read 读本;读物;阅读材料 reading material 阅读材料 reading matter 阅读材料 a series of reading books for children 一套儿童读物 a reading list (= a list of books, etc. that students are expected to read for a particular subject) 阅读书目 further reading (= at the end of a book, a list of other books that give more information about the same subject) 其他阅读参考材料 The report makes for interesting reading (= it is interesting to read) 这篇报道读起来很有意思。 The article is not exactly light reading (= it is serious and requires effort and concentration to understand). 这篇文章读起来并不轻松。 - reading for somebody/something
His article should be compulsory reading for law students. 他的文章应该成为法学专业学生的必读材料。 Her assigned reading for English class was ‘Great Expectations’. 她的英语课指定读物是《远大前程》。 - reading on something
a list of suggested reading on this topic 有关此主题的建议阅读清单
Extra ExamplesTheir story makes compulsive reading. 他们的故事读起来有趣极了。 The book is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in the Industrial Revolution. 对任何对工业革命感兴趣的人来说,这本书都值得一读。 Horror is hardly my idea of bedtime reading. 我觉得不应该在睡前读恐怖故事。 some light holiday reading 轻松的假日读物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- compelling
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- [countable] reading (of something)
the particular way in which you understand a book, situation, etc. synonym interpretation理解;解读 Those conclusions are based on a literal reading of the text. 那些结论是基于对文本的字面理解。 My own reading of events is less optimistic. 我本人对事态的看法不怎么乐观。
Extra Examplesher attentive and insightful reading of the manuscript 她对手稿细致而深入的理解 These paintings often invite an allegorical reading. 这些画常常令人感觉有讽喻意味。 Longinus provides a sensitive reading of Sappho's poem. 朗吉努斯以敏锐的理解力诠释了萨福的诗歌。 He draws his morality from a literal reading of the Old Testament. 他的道德观来自于对《圣经・旧约》字面的理解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- allegorical
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the amount or number shown on an instrument used for measuring something (仪表的)读数 Extra ExamplesThe dials were giving higher readings than we had expected. 刻度盘给出的读数比我们预期的要高。 Temperature readings were recorded throughout the day. 全天的气温读数都被记录下来了。 A reading of 25 or more is abnormally high. 读数在 25 或以上都属于异常之高。
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an event at which something is read to an audience for entertainment; a piece of literature that is read at such an event 读书会;朗诵会;朗诵的作品 He was invited to give a poetry reading as part of the literary festival. 他应邀在文学节上表演诗朗诵。 The evening ended with a reading from her latest novel. 晚会最后朗诵了一段她的最新小说。
Extra ExamplesThe reading was given by Mrs Smith. 这本书是史密斯夫人给的。 We met at a reading of his poetry. 我们在他的一次诗歌朗诵会上结识。 I saw a staged reading of the new play ‘Light’. 我看到过新剧《光》的舞台朗诵。 Dickens gave many public readings from his works. 狄更斯曾多次当众朗诵自己的作品选段。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
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a short section from a holy text that is read to people as part of a religious service Topics Religion and festivalsc2(在礼拜仪式中朗读的)《圣经》章节 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
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one of the stages during which a bill (= a proposal for a new law) must be discussed and accepted by a parliament before it can become law 议案宣读(法案在成为法律前须经议会讨论通过的步骤) The bill looks like it will be given a second reading. 该法案似乎将获得二读。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- compelling
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