词典释义：
[mass noun]the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
阅读，朗读；阅读技巧
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suggestions for further reading 有关进一步阅读的建议
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[as modifier]
reading skills .阅读技巧。
written or printed matter that can be read
阅读材料，读物
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his main reading was detective stories .他的主要读物是侦探小说。
[with adj.]used to convey the specified quality of such written or printed matter
特定的阅读材料，读物
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his file certainly makes interesting reading .他的档案的确可用作有趣的阅读材料。
[usu. with adj.]knowledge of literature
文学知识
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a man of wide reading .文学知识广泛的人。
the formal reading aloud of a legal document to an audience
（法律文件的）正式宣读
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the reading of a will .遗嘱的宣读。
[count noun]an occasion at which poetry or other pieces of literature are read aloud to an audience
（诗歌等文学作品）朗诵会。
[count noun]a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to a group of people
（向众人朗诵的）文学作品（或经文）
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readings from the Bible .圣经诵文。
an interpretation
阐释
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feminist readings of Goethe 歌德有关男女平等的阐释
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his reading of the situation was justified .他对局势的看法是有道理的。
a form in which a given passage appears in a particular edition of a text
（出现在不同文本中的）不同形式，特定措辞。
a figure or amount shown by a meter or other measuring instrument
（仪表等测量仪器上的）读数，度数，指示数
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radiation readings were taken every hour .辐射读数每小时记录一次。
a stage of debate in parliament through which a Bill must pass before it can become law
（议案在议会的）宣读，（分别标志着议案提出、审议、表决等三阶段的）三读之一
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the Bill returns to the House for its final reading next week .议案返回议院等待下周三读。
a town in Berkshire, southern England, on the River Kennet near its junction with the Thames; pop. 142,300 (est. 2009).
雷丁（英格兰南部伯克郡城市，位于肯尼特河畔，靠近该河与泰晤士河的交汇处，２００９年估计人口１４２，３００）。
