to read a book

读书。

I have read the news.

我已看到此新闻[消息]。

He reads his sermons.

他朗读他的布道辞。

to read the stars

观测星象。

He read the applicant at a glance.

他一眼就对这个应征者有所了解。

It is easy to read his meaning.

他的意思很容易解释。

My silence is not to be read as consent.

不可将我的缄默当作同意。

to read law

研究法律。

We read that the war has ended.

我们得悉战争已结束。

The meter reads twenty miles.

仪表上指出是二十哩。

To have or give as a reading in a certain passage.

读作；(某版本)印的是。

This edition reads "hurry",not "harry".

这版本印的是"hurry"，不是"harry"。

You are reading more into what I said than was intended.

你把我所说的话加油添醋太多了。

He read them a lesson.

他好好的教训了他们一顿。

He does not read or write.

他不读亦不写。

He reads well.

他朗读得颇佳。

to read up on history

钻研历史。

The passage reads thus.

这一段文字如下。

This poem reads well.

这首诗念起来很好。

I wonder how the letter would read to her.

我不知道她读到这封信会有什么样的反应。

This article reads like a translation.

这篇文章念起来像译文。

She reads rapidly.

她读谱读得很快。

To give a public reading.

宣读。

How does the law read?

这条法律如何解释。

He is well-read.

他博览群书。