read

Compared meaning: to understand the meaning of something (verb).

比较义项：解读，理解（词的意思、信息或文字）（动词）。

• interpret

  Used for making sense of something ambiguous, indirect, or open to more than one meaning (a message, gesture, silence, data); often needs context or judgment.

  用于理解含糊、间接或有多种可能含义的事物（如信息、手势、沉默、数据）；常常需要结合语境或做出判断。

  It's hard to interpret his message without more context.

  如果没有更多背景信息，很难解读他的信息。

• read 本词

  Used for looking at written words and understanding their literal content; needs an actual text in front of you, not vague or spoken information.

  用于看着书面文字并理解其字面内容；需要眼前有实际的文本，而不是含糊或口头传达的信息。

  I read a fascinating book about ocean life last week.

  我上周读了一本关于海洋生物的精彩书籍。

Interpret and read both mean to understand something's meaning. Interpret is for something unclear or open to several meanings, like a message or data, and needs judgment. Read is for looking at written words and understanding their literal meaning. Read's 'read aloud' sense isn't compared.

这两个词在“理解、解读信息”这个意义上接近，但 interpret 强调对含糊、间接或非文字信息进行推断和解释，而 read 强调直接看懂书面文字的字面内容；二者的典型宾语和用法不同。这里不比较 read 的“朗读”用法（如 read the poem aloud）。