reader
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++read·er /ˈriːdə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 SB who reads 读者READ someone who reads books, or who reads in a particular way 读者；〔以某种方式〕阅读的人 The book will appeal to young readers. 这本书会吸引年轻读者。 I’ve always been an avid reader (=someone who reads a lot). 我向来是一个嗜书如命的人。reader of He’s a great reader of crime fiction. 他是个犯罪小说迷。a fast/slow reader 读书快/慢的人2 of a newspaper/magazine 报纸/杂志的TCNREAD someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly 〔某报纸、杂志的〕读者 The newspaper gradually lost readers during the 1980s. 20 世纪80年代这份报纸逐渐失去了读者。3. book 书TCN an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language （初级）读本，简易读物n4. → Reader5. equipment 设备 technical a piece of electronic equipment that can read information that is stored or recorded somewhere, for example on a card 阅读器 → mind reader, newsreadern COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa slow/fast readerHer son was quite a slow reader.a good readerHe's not a good reader but he wants to try a new story.a poor reader (=someone who is not good at reading)All these students had been judged to be poor readers.a great reader (=someone who reads a lot of books)My father was a great reader.an avid/voracious reader (=someone who eagerly reads a lot of books)She was an avid reader of historical novels.Examples from the Corpus
reader• Seitz asks readers if they could imagine Ben Hogan or Arnold Palmer ever going to a sports psychologist.• The average reader of science-fiction is young and male.• Many readers will also be familiar with demonstrations of production of electric power by tapping the energy of winds and tides.• Share your thoughts with other readers by writing to Anne at Machine Knitting Monthly.• All Ms Atwood's readers will be delighted with her latest book.• At this point in the novel, the reader still does not know the hero's true identity.• Obviously, what the poet communicates to the reader in this poem is a complex reflection of her current mental state.• We leave it to the reader to appreciate what this will mean in due course, as work on oneself progresses.• Scientists are still not certain about this in spite of what the reader might believe.• Her books appeal especially to women readers.• The magazine needs to attract more young readers.avid reader• I have long been a avid reader of books about islands.• I am an avid reader of your magazine and eagerly look forward to each month's issue.• The library was a room which the Empress used constantly, for she was all her life an avid reader.• Reagan was an avid reader of the conservative monthly Kuman Events, and frequently quoted from it at length.• But now she was an avid reader who liked nothing better than to haunt old bookstores.• Many become avid readers, work-out maniacs or bingo fanatics during the six months away from home.nReaderSECan important teacher in a British university 〔英国大学的〕高级讲师Reader in a Reader in Sociology at Bristol University 布里斯托尔大学社会学高级讲师TEACHER 教师Examples from the Corpus
reader in• San Francisco Focus' circulation plateaued at 174,697 readers in 1992.• They create tension and actively engage readers in your message.• From our subscription database we know that we have readers in more than 100 countries around the world.• Our readers in Ireland, North and South can pick up their cards at their newsagent.• Doyno notes that an integrated camp meeting itself might have upset some readers in 1885.• A qualified audit report, as opposed to an unqualified report, should leave the reader in no doubt as to its meaning and implications.• Copies were sent free to readers in the forces.nThe ReaderReader, The noun [uncountable] na weekly US newspaper printed in Chicago. It mainly covers news, entertainment, politics, and culture.read·er noun →n COLLOCATIONS1ReaderReader, The nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
or who books, someone who reads Corpus
reader
read‧er S3 W2 /ˈriːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
The book will appeal to young readers.
I’ve always been an avid reader (=someone who reads a lot).
reader of
He’s a great reader of crime fiction.
a fast/slow reader
2. OF A NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly:
The newspaper gradually lost readers during the 1980s.
3. BOOK an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language
4. TEACHER Reader an important teacher in a British university
Reader in
a Reader in Sociology at Bristol University
5. EQUIPMENT technical a piece of electronic equipment that can read information that is stored or recorded somewhere, for example on a card
⇨ mind reader, newsreader
■ adjectives
▪a slow/fast reader Her son was quite a slow reader.
▪a good reader He's not a good reader but he wants to try a new story.
▪a poor reader (=someone who is not good at reading) All these students had been judged to be poor readers.
▪a great reader (=someone who reads a lot of books) My father was a great reader.
▪an avid/voracious reader (=someone who eagerly reads a lot of books) She was an avid reader of historical novels.
read‧er S3 W2 /ˈriːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: read, reader, readership, reading, readability; verb: read; adjective: readable ≠ unreadable
1. SOMEBODY WHO READS someone who reads books, or who reads in a particular way: reader of
a fast/slow reader
2. OF A NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly:
3. BOOK an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language
4. TEACHER Reader an important teacher in a British university
Reader in
5. EQUIPMENT technical a piece of electronic equipment that can read information that is stored or recorded somewhere, for example on a card
⇨ mind reader, newsreader
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Reader
Reader, The noun [uncountable]
a weekly US newspaper printed in Chicago. It mainly covers news, entertainment, politics, and culture.
Reader, The
noun [uncountable]a weekly US newspaper printed in Chicago. It mainly covers news, entertainment, politics, and culture.
Being a writer 当作家
write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 become a writer/novelist/playwright成为作家／小说家／剧作家 find/have a publisher/an agent找到／有出版商／代理人 have a new book out出版一部新书 edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 dedicate a book/poem to…把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 advance/drive the plot推进故事情节的发展 introduce/present the protagonist/a character介绍主人公／一个人物 describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 create an exciting/a tense atmosphere营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 build/heighten the suspense/tension制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 evoke/capture the pathos of the situation唤起对这种状况的同情 convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 engage the reader吸引读者 seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination抓住（读者的）想象力 arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)唤起（读者的）情感／同情 lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言
use/employ language/imagery/humour/( humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a deviceespecially
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 use/adopt/develop a style/technique使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 be rich in/be full of symbolism富含象征意义 evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…唤起…的形象／感觉 create/achieve an effect创造／取得效果 maintain/lighten the tone维持／缓和基调 introduce/develop an idea/a theme引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 review a book/a novel/sb's work评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review给予／得到好评／恶评 be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece被誉为一部杰作 quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 provoke/spark discussion/criticism引发讨论／评论 study/interpret/understand a text/passage研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
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