readi.ness /'redinas/ /7〇tvn 1 [U]〜（for sth).the state of being ready or prepared for sth 准备就 _ : Everyone has doubts about their readiness /or parenthood.自己是 否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。2 [U，sing.] ~ (of sb) (to do sth) the state of being willing to do
sth 愿意；乐意：Over half the people interviewed expressed
their readiness to die for their country.
访的人都表示愿意为国献身,
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ACTIVITY 活动.1 [U] the activity of sb who reads 阅读；
读书活动：Afy hobbies fndude reading and painting.我 W业余M好包fe读书和绘画。◊ He needs more Mp with
his reading.他在阅读方面需要更多的帮助。◊ Are you
any good at map reading?标会看地图吗？ ◊ reading glasses (= worn when reading)读书角的■限镜◊ a reading lampAight (= one that can be moved to shine
light onto sth that you are reading)供阅读用的）丁 2 [sing.] an act of reading sth 阅读；宣—：A doser
(=more detailed) reading
of the text reveals just how desperate he was/eding.细读此文就会看出他当时感到多
么绝望。
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BOOKVARTICLES 书；D 3 [U] books, articles, etc. that
are intended to be read读未；读物；阅每材料：
reading matter/materiai 阅读材料◊ a series 〇/reading boofcs/or chi〖dre/i —套儿童◊ a reading 〖ist (= a list of books, etc. that students are
expected to read for a particular subject)阅读书目◊
^/iirtAer reading (= at the end of a book, a list of other
books that give more information about the same subject)其他阅读参考材料
〇 The report makes for
interesting reading (= it is interesting
to read). 〇 The article
is not exactZy light reading (= it is not easy to read).这 篇文章读起来并不轻松。
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WAY OF
UNDERSTANDING 理解方法 4 [C] ~ (of sth) the particular way in which you understand a
book, situ- ation，etc.理綠；解读
HlTl interpretation : a literal reading 〇/ the text 对文本的字面理解◊ My own reading 〇/events is 〖ess optimistic.我未人分事态的看法不那么
乐观。
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MEASUREMENT 度暈 5 [C] the amount or number shown on an instrument used
for measuring sth .(仪表的）.读 数：Meter readin取 are tafcen every three months.每三
个月査一次表。
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EVENT 活动 6 [C] an event at which sth is read to 'an
audience for entertainment; a piece of literature that is read at such an event读书备；朗诵会；朗诵的作品：a poetry reading 诗歌朗诵会◊ rhe
evening ended with a reading介om her totest novel晚会最后朗诵了一段她的最
新小说。
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FROM BIBLE 圣经》7 [C] a short section from the Bible that is read to people as part of a
religious service (在 礼拜仪式中朗读的）《圣经》章节：The reading today is 介omtheBoofco/Dcmid.今天朗读的经文选自《但以
理书》
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IN PARLIAMENT 议会 8 [C] one of the stages durin.g which a bill (= a proposal for a new law) must
be discussed and accepted by a parliament before it can become law 议案宣读（法案在成为法律前须经议会讨论通过的步骤）
'reading age noun a person^
ability to read, measured by comparing it with the average ability of children
of a particular age阅读年龄；某一年龄段的阅读能力：a 30-year-oW man with a reading age 〇/eight 阅读能力相
当于八岁儿童的30岁男子
'reading group noun = book group 'reading room noun a room in a
library, club, etc.
where people can read or study 阅览室 re.adjusit/_ri:a_d3ASt/ verfc 1 [vi 〜（to sth) to get used to a changed or new situation 重新适应；再适应；
Children
are highly adaptable_they just need time to readjust.儿童的适应能力很强——他们只是需要时间重
〇 Once again he had to
readjust to living alone. &又一i不得不重新适应单独居住。2 [VN] to change or move sth slightly 稍作改变；微调：She got out 〇/ the car and readjusted her
dress, i下了车，稍稍整了整衣
服。.► re-adjust-ment noun [C, U} ： He has made a number of readjustments to his
technique, S
术作了不少调整。〇a pain)W period 〇/ readjustment 痛 苦的适应期
re.admit
/,ri:ad_mit/.ve/^:(-tt-)
[VN][often passive]〜sb (to sth) 1 to allow
sb to join a group, an organization or an institution again 重if接纳；允许再次加入 2
to take sb into a hospital again after they had been allowed to leave 再次接收…住院：JFfe was readmitted a week q/ter being
discharged他出院仅一个星期就又ft院了。
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re-admis-sion /.riiad'mijn/
noun [U, C] ~ (to sth)
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read-only ■memory/iow/r[u] (compwf//ig 计）=ROM 'read-out noun {computing i-f) a display of
information
on a computer screen _ 出一compare printout
'read-through noun an occasion when the
words of a play are spoken by members of a theatre group, before they begin
practising acting it (剧组排演之前的 >
对 台词
,re-1 advertise verb [VN, V] to advertise
sth again, espe- cially a job再做广告；再登（招聘 >
广告
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read-'write a办（compwf/ng 计）if a file, disk or
memory
is read-write, it allows
you to make changes to data (文磁盘或内存）可读写的
ready
/'redi/
adj., verb, adv., noun m adj. (read-ier,
readi-est)
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PREPARED/AVAILABLE 准备好；可利用 1 [not before noun] ~ (for
sth) | ~ (to do sth) fully prepared for what you are going to do 准备好；准各完单：Are you nearly ready?你快准备缸了 鸪？ 0 Vm just getting the kids ready/orsduwi.我正在让孩子们准备好去上学。◊ Right, we’re
ready to go.对，我们准备好了，可以走了。
◊
‘ShaH we go?’ ‘I’m ready when you are/’ “我们可以走
了吗？” “我准备好了，就等你了。” ◊Vohmteerswere ready and waiting to pacfc the
/ood i’n boxes.志愿者已 经准备完毕，等着将長物装箱。0 1 was twenty years
oW and ready/or anything.我当时二十岁，什么都愿意
去做。2 [not
before noun]〜（for sth) | ~ (to
do sth) completed and available to be used B完成；准备好；
可利用：_Come on, dinner’s
ready/快过来，饭好了！ ◊
The new budding s/iouW be ready by 2007.这座新大楼该 能于 2007
年竣工。◊ Can you heip
me get everything ready/or the party?你能不能帮我把这次聚会准备妥当？
◊
The contract vWH be ready to sign fn two vveefo•这份合 同两周后即可签字。3 available to be used
easily and immediately 方运 ^.用的；现成的：AH the reZevcmt
records are eas办 avai〖abZe ready to hanti.所有相关记录 都在手边，用起来很方便。◊ a ready suppfy
〇/ wood现 成的木材供应◊ a ready source
〇/income现成的收入来源
—see
also readily, readiness, rough-and-ready
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WILLING 情 R
4
[not
before noun]〜（for/with sth) | 〜（to do sth) willing and
quick to do or give sth 愿意迅速做某 事（或给某物）；急于行动：was very angry and
ready /or a/ight.我非常生气，想打一架。◊ She’s dways ready with advice.她总是乐于提出建议。◊ He’s aivvays ready to heZp /lis 广iends.彳4 总备乐意帮 it)朋友。◊ Don’t be so
ready to beHeve the worst about peopie•不要总把人往环
处想O
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LIKELY TO DO STH 可能做某事 5 〜to do sth likely to do
sth very soon马上要，很可能即将（做某事h HE1 on the point of ： She looked, ready to collapse at any mmute•她看样子随时都会倒下。
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NEEDING STH 需要某事物 6 ~ for sth needing sth as
soon as possible 急需；需尽得到：J’m ready/or bed. 对，我现在就想睡觉。◊ A/ter the tong
vvaHc, we were aH readyjbr a drinfc.长途步行之后，我们大家急需喝水。
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QUICK/CLEVER 机敏；聪明 7 [only before noun] quick and clever 聪明的；机敏的：S/ie has great charm and a
wit.她光彩照人，头脑机敏。
make 'ready (for sth) (formal) to prepare to mafce
ready/or the President’s visit 为总—来访作准备 ready, steady, 'go! (Br£) (also (get) ready, (get) set, 'go NAmE, Br£) what you say to tell
people to start a race (赛跑口令）各就各位，预备，跑！ ，ready to'roll
(/n/omw/)
ready to start准备开始；就要开始
verb (read.ies,
ready.ing, read-ied, read ied) ~ sb/ yourself/sth (for sth) (formal) to prepare
sb/yourself/sth for sth作好…的准备；（为…）作好准备：[VN] W^tern companies were readying themselves for the challenge 介om £〇5tem markets.西方的公司正在为迎接来自东方市
场的挑战作准备。[also
V to inf, VN to inf]