receiver

noun

/rɪˈsiːvə(r)/

/rɪˈsiːvər/

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the part of a phone that you hold close to your mouth and ear
- to pick up/lift/put down/replace the receiver
Collocations Phones
PhonesMaking and receiving phone calls
- the phone/telephone rings
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
- make/get/receive a phone call
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
- call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
- insert/remove/change a SIM card
compare handset
Extra Examples
- ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver.
- He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’
- He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.
- She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.
- She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.
- The receiver was dangling from the payphone.
Topics Phones, email and the internetb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- phone
- telephone
verb + receiver
- lift
- pick up
- grab
- …
receiver + verb
- dangle
preposition
- over the receiver
phrases
- hold the receiver to your ear
- put the receiver to your ear
See full entry
a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures
- a satellite/GPS receiver
- To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit.
compare transmitterTopics TV, radio and newsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hand-held
- portable
- GPS
- …
receiver + noun
- module
- unit
- antenna
- …
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(British English also official receiver)
(law) a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is bankrupt
- They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.
- The company has been put in the hands of the receiver.
- A receiver was appointed by the court to handle the company’s affairs.
- The company remained in the hands of the receiver.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- official
- court-appointed
- administrative
- …
verb + receiver
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- call in
- …
phrases
- in the hands of the receiver
See full entry
a person who receives something
- Molly's more of a giver than a receiver.
a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen
(in American football ) a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward see also wide receiverTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

单词	receiver
释义	receiver noun /rɪˈsiːvə(r)/ /rɪˈsiːvər/ jump to other results the part of a phone that you hold close to your mouth and ear to pick up/lift/put down/replace the receiver Collocations PhonesPhonesMaking and receiving phone calls the phone/telephone rings answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office make/get/receive a phone call take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring) the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently) put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to) call from/use a landline Mobile/cell phones be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone) send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax insert/remove/change a SIM card compare handset Extra Examples ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver. He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’ He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears. She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear. She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook. The receiver was dangling from the payphone. Topics Phones, email and the internetb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective phone telephone verb + receiver lift pick up grab … receiver + verb dangle preposition over the receiver phrases hold the receiver to your ear put the receiver to your ear See full entry a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures a satellite/GPS receiver To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit. compare transmitterTopics TV, radio and newsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hand-held portable GPS … receiver + noun module unit antenna … See full entry (British English also official receiver) (law) a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is bankrupt They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers. The company has been put in the hands of the receiver. A receiver was appointed by the court to handle the company’s affairs. The company remained in the hands of the receiver. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective official court-appointed administrative … verb + receiver appoint appoint somebody (as) call in … phrases in the hands of the receiver See full entry a person who receives something Molly's more of a giver than a receiver. a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen (in American football ) a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward see also wide receiverTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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