read‧ing W2 / ridɪŋ / 名词
1 activity/skill [不可数名词] the activity or skill of understanding written words :
She loves reading.
Reading is taught using a combination of several methods.
2 books [不可数名词] books and other things that you can read :
Her main reading seems to be mystery novels.
a bit of light reading (= things that are easy and enjoyable to read ) for my holiday
There’s a list of further reading (= other things you can read ) at the end of each chapter.
a supply of interesting reading material
3 act of reading [单数形式] when you read something :
The book is quite difficult on first reading .
a close reading of the text (= when you read it very carefully )
4 understanding [可数名词] your way of understanding what a particular statement, situation, event etc means 同义词 interpretation
reading of
What’s your reading of the government’s response to this crisis?
5 to a group [可数名词]
a) an occasion when a piece of literature is read to a group of people :
a poetry reading at the bookstore
b) a piece of writing, especially from the Bible, that is read to a group of people :
The first reading is from Corinthians I, Chapter 3.
6 make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading to be interesting etc to read :
Your report made fascinating reading.
7 measurement [可数名词] a number or amount shown on a measuring instrument :
We take temperature readings every two hours.
8 in parliament [可数名词] one of the occasions in the British Parliament or the US Congress when a suggested new law is discussed :
the second reading of the Industrial Relations Bill