reader/ˋridɚ; ˈriːdə/n [C] 1 someone who reads books, or who reads in a particular way 读书的人﹔以某种方式阅读的人: I’ve always been an avid reader (=someone who likes to read a lot). 我向来酷爱读书。a fast/slow reader 阅读速度快/慢的人2 someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly〔某种报纸或杂志的〕读者: Many of our readers wrote in to complain about the article. 我们的许多读者写信来投诉这篇文章。3 an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language〔供学识字的儿童或外语学习者看的〕初级读本﹐简易读物