reading

1. N-UNCOUNT Reading is the activity of reading books. 读书

I have always loved reading. 我一直很喜欢读书。

2. N-COUNT A reading is an event at which poetry or extracts from books are read to an audience. 朗诵会

...a poetry reading. …一场诗歌朗诵会。

3. N-COUNT Your reading of a word, text, or situation is the way in which you understand or interpret it. 诠释; 理解

My reading of her character makes me feel that she was too responsible a person to do those things. 我对她性格的了解使我觉得她是个非常负责、绝不会干那些事的人。

4. N-COUNT The reading on a measuring device is the figure or measurement that it shows. (测量仪器上的) 读数

The gauge must be giving a faulty reading. 标尺一定是给出了一个错误的读数。