| 单词 | reception |
| 释义 | reception (once / 240 pages) 1n 2n 3n Reception is the act of receiving, or getting something, or the way it is received. If your book receives a positive reception, it means people receive it well. In other words, they like it. A reception can also be a party, such as a wedding reception. A reception area is an office waiting room where visitors are greeted and the receptionist sits. Reception can also refer to the quality of a broadcast signal, as received by a TV or radio. Good reception means a clear, strong signal, and poor reception means you might want to shake or kick the TV screen. A reception is also the act of catching the ball in American football. WORD FAMILYreception: receptionist, receptions+/receive: receivable, received, receiver, receives, receiving, reception, receptive, receptor, recipient/receiver: receivers, receivership/receivership: receiverships/receptionist: receptionists/receptive: receptively, receptiveness, receptivity, unreceptive/receptivity: receptivities/receptor: receptors/recipient: recipients USAGE EXAMPLESI wait in the reception area for an hour before the X-ray technician calls my name. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) After two receptions, his season ended on injured reserve. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Unfortunately, Robinson converted just 73 of those targets into receptions. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of receiving Syn|Hyper receipt acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something 2n (American football) the act of catching a pass in football 2the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line Hyper catch, grab, snap, snatch the act of catching an object with the hands 1n the manner in which something is greeted she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors Syn|Hyper response greeting, salutation (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) 2n a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3Hypo|Hyper at home a reception held in your own home leveea formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) teaa reception or party at which tea is served wedding receptiona reception for wedding guests held after the wedding party a group of people gathered together for pleasure n quality or fidelity of a received broadcast Hypo|Hyper detection, signal detection the detection that a signal is being received demodulation(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave broadcasting taking part in a radio or tv program |
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