n.

1. 阅读；朗读 [U]
   I enjoy music and reading.

   我喜欢音乐和阅读。

   Reading makes a full man.

   阅读使人充实。

2. 读物，阅读材料[C][U]
   These books make good reading.

   这些书读起来很有趣。

3. 学识[U]
   He is a man of wide reading.

   他是个博览群书的人。

4. 【物】读数，示数，示度[C]
5. 解释，看法[C][（+of）]
   What is her reading of the facts?

   她对这些事实是怎么看的？

6. （议会的）读会，（议案的）宣读；朗读会，读书会[C]

a.

1. 阅读的；读书用的
   reading glasses

   读书用的眼镜

n.

1. the action or skill of reading.
2. an instance of something being read to an audience.
3. an interpretation of a text or situation.
4. a figure recorded on a measuring instrument.
5. a stage of debate in parliament through which a bill must pass before it can become law.