| 单词 | lip-read |
| 释义 | lip-read (once / 590966 pages) v To lip-read is to interpret someone's speech by watching their mouth, rather than listening to their voice. Hearing impaired people who learn to lip read can understand even people who don't know sign language. While being fluent in sign language makes it possible for deaf people to communicate easily with each other, and with those who also understand it, an ability to lip-read is also useful. Learning to lip-read is challenging for someone who's grown up deaf — it's easier for people with minimal, or gradual, hearing loss. You can also use the verb speech-read. WORD FAMILYlip-read USAGE EXAMPLESScientists at Oxford University have developed a machine that can lip-read better than humans. BBC(Nov 08, 2016) Ms Lyons can lip-read but needs an Australian Sign Language interpreter to communicate. BBC(Oct 05, 2016) It can cause people to shout at one another, avoid conversation or try to lip-read. Washington Post(Sep 29, 2016) v interpret by lipreading; of deaf people Syn|Hyper lipread, speech-read read interpret something that is written or printed |
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