under-readv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈriːd/, U.S.

/ˌəndə(r)ˈrid/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

a. transitive. (See quot. 1934.)

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical tests > subject to a chemical test [verb (transitive)] > take a low reading of

under-read1934

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > measure by or as an instrument [verb (transitive)] > measure by means of instruments > note a reading from an instrument > take a reading below the correct one

under-read1934

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Underread,..to take a reading below the correct reading of (a test); to read (a temperature, measurement, weight, etc.) as lower than that actually registered.

1977 Lancet 30 Apr. 952/1 The device over-read the systolic pressure by an average of 2.7 mm Hg (S.D. 5.2) and under-read the diastolic pressure by an average of 2.4 mm Hg (S.D. 9.3).

b. intransitive. Of a gauge, dial, etc.: to show a reading lower than the true one.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [verb (intransitive)] > show a reading lower than the true one

under-read1975

1975 Daily Tel. 7 May 12/4 Under an EEC directive..it would be illegal for speedometers to under-read at all.

2. transitive. Of the reading public: to read (an author, a book, etc.) with less than normal frequency or with less than due appreciation.

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society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > to read with less than due appreciation

under-read1982

1982 E. Dipple Iris Murdoch p. ix Although the role of critic as evangelist may seem questionable, it strikes me as necessary, given the current tendency to under-read and underestimate Murdoch's work.

1984 Notes & Queries June 274/2 Some progress is made towards consolidating that concept through isolating characteristic aspects of fiction by under-read, minor, and ‘popular’ novelists as well as by those more familiar names later accorded their separate chapters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-read
释义	under-readv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈriːd/, U.S. /ˌəndə(r)ˈrid/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). 1. a. transitive. (See quot. 1934.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical tests > subject to a chemical test [verb (transitive)] > take a low reading of under-read1934 the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > measure by or as an instrument [verb (transitive)] > measure by means of instruments > note a reading from an instrument > take a reading below the correct one under-read1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Underread,..to take a reading below the correct reading of (a test); to read (a temperature, measurement, weight, etc.) as lower than that actually registered. 1977 Lancet 30 Apr. 952/1 The device over-read the systolic pressure by an average of 2.7 mm Hg (S.D. 5.2) and under-read the diastolic pressure by an average of 2.4 mm Hg (S.D. 9.3). b. intransitive. Of a gauge, dial, etc.: to show a reading lower than the true one. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [verb (intransitive)] > show a reading lower than the true one under-read1975 1975 Daily Tel. 7 May 12/4 Under an EEC directive..it would be illegal for speedometers to under-read at all. 2. transitive. Of the reading public: to read (an author, a book, etc.) with less than normal frequency or with less than due appreciation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > to read with less than due appreciation under-read1982 1982 E. Dipple Iris Murdoch p. ix Although the role of critic as evangelist may seem questionable, it strikes me as necessary, given the current tendency to under-read and underestimate Murdoch's work. 1984 Notes & Queries June 274/2 Some progress is made towards consolidating that concept through isolating characteristic aspects of fiction by under-read, minor, and ‘popular’ novelists as well as by those more familiar names later accorded their separate chapters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1934
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