reading

Từ điển Collocation

reading noun

1 sth you can read

ADJ. compelling, compulsive, fascinating, good, interesting | depressing, disturbing | heavy, serious | light | compulsory, essential, required | recommended, suggested | background, introductory | further | bedtime, holiday some light holiday reading

VERB + READING be, make (for) Their story makes compulsive reading.

READING + NOUN list

2 activity of reading

ADJ. extensive After extensive reading on the subject she set to work on an article. | careful, close, critical A close reading of the text reveals several contradictions. | serious | map My map-reading skills are not the best.

VERB + READING do, get down to I haven't had time to do much reading lately. In the holidays I'll get down to some serious reading.

READING + NOUN material, matter | ability, age, knowledge, skills He has a reading age of eight. She has a good reading knowledge of Russian. | glasses, light, room

PREP. ~ about/on His reading about Ruskin led him to the works of Turner.

3 reading in public

ADJ. public | Bible, poetry

VERB + READING give Dickens gave many public readings from his works.

PREP. at a/the ~ We met at a reading of his poetry. | ~ from/of readings from the Koran

4 figure/measurement shown on an instrument

ADJ. high, low | zero | normal | accurate, correct | false | meter, thermometer

VERB + READING get, obtain, take | give The dials were giving higher readings than we had expected.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

    he enjoys reading books

  • a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; meter reading, indication

    he could not believe the meter reading

    the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm

  • a particular interpretation or performance

    on that reading it was an insult

    he was famous for his reading of Mozart

  • written material intended to be read; reading material

    the teacher assigned new readings

    he bought some reading material at the airport

  • a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something; interpretation, version
  • a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England; Reading
  • a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; recitation, recital

    the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems

  • the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; meter reading

    he has a job meter reading for the gas company

    n.

  • something that is read

    the article was a very good read

    v.

  • interpret something that is written or printed

    read the advertisement

    Have you read Salman Rushdie?

  • have or contain a certain wording or form; say

    The passage reads as follows

    What does the law say?

  • look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

    The King will read the proclamation at noon

  • obtain data from magnetic tapes; scan

    This dictionary can be read by the computer

  • interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

    She read the sky and predicted rain

    I can't read his strange behavior

    The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball

  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; take

    I read this address as a satire

    How should I take this message?

    You can't take credit for this!

  • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; register, show, record

    The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero

    The gauge read `empty'

  • be a student of a certain subject; learn, study, take

    She is reading for the bar exam

  • audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

    He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year

  • to hear and understand

    I read you loud and clear!

  • make sense of a language; understand, interpret, translate

    She understands French

    Can you read Greek?

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

readings
syn.: Reading indication interpretation meter reading reading material recital recitation versionreads|reading
syn.: interpret learn record register say scan show study take translate understand