read/riːd/

v.

➊ look at written words and understand what they mean

➋ say written words so that other people can listen to you

➭pt. & pp. read/red/

v. [T; I]

➊ 读，看：Grandpa sat in the chair, reading a magazine. 爷爷坐在椅子上看杂志。

◇[read about sth] I read about the accident in the newspaper. 我是在报纸上看到这个事件的。

➋ 朗读：Please read the text aloud. 请朗读这篇课文。

◇[read sb sth = read sth to sb] My mother used to read me a story (或read a story to me) every evening. 妈妈以前每天晚上都读一个故事给我听。

read 仔细通读：He read through the whole paper. 他通读了整张报纸。

音组-ead/-iːd/

lead; read

同音 read (pt.); red