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make sense of a language
e.g. She understands French
e.g. Can you read Greek?
Synonym: understand interpret translate
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be a student of a certain subject
e.g. She is reading for the bar exam
Synonym: learn study take
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to hear and understand
e.g. I read you loud and clear!
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interpret something in a certain way
convey a particular meaning or impression
e.g. I read this address as a satire
e.g. How should I take this message?
e.g. You can't take credit for this!
Synonym: take
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interpret something that is written or printed
e.g. read the advertisement
e.g. Have you read Salman Rushdie?
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look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
e.g. The King will read the proclamation at noon
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interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky
also of human behavior
e.g. She read the sky and predicted rain
e.g. I can't read his strange behavior
e.g. The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball
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obtain data from magnetic tapes
e.g. This dictionary can be read by the computer
Synonym: scan
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indicate a certain reading
of gauges and instruments
e.g. The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
e.g. The gauge read `empty'
Synonym: register show record
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audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
e.g. He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year
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have or contain a certain wording or form
e.g. The passage reads as follows
e.g. What does the law say?
Synonym: say
英语释义
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n. something that is read
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v. interpret something that is written or printed
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v. have or contain a certain wording or form
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v. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed