reading/'riːdɪŋ/

n.

➊ the activity of looking at written words and understanding them

➋ a book, article, etc. that is being read or that is intended to be read

n.

➊ [U] 阅读，看书：She loves reading in the bed. 她喜欢躺在床上看书。

◇My hobbies include reading and swimming. 我的业余爱好有阅读和游泳。

➋ [C; U] 读物；阅读材料：a list of further reading 深入阅读材料目录

◇The teacher assigned several readings to us. 老师给我们布置了几篇读物。

构词read + -ing

谚语Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 阅读对于我们心灵之重要，犹如运动对于身体一样。