1 [U] the place inside the entrance of a hotel or office building where guests or visitors go when they first arrive (旅馆、办公大楼的)接待处,服务台:
Leave your key at / in receptionif you go out, please.你外出的话,请把钥匙留在接待处。the reception desk(旅馆的)服务台
2 [C] a formal party to celebrate sth or to welcome an important person 庆祝会;欢迎会;招待会:
Their wedding reception was held at a local hotel.他们的婚礼庆祝会在本地一家旅馆举行。There will be an official reception at the embassy for the visiting ambassador.大使馆将有一个正式招待会,欢迎到访的大使。
3 [sing] the way people react to sth 反应:
The play got a mixed reception (= some people liked it, some people didn't).这出戏获得的评论毁誉参半。
4 [U] the quality of radio or television signals (收音机或电视的)接收效果:
TV reception is very poor where we live.在我们住的地方,电视的接收效果很差。
reception/rIˋsɛpʃən; rIˈsepʃ$n/n 1 [C usually singular 一般用单数] a particular type of reaction or welcome that someone gets [→ receive] 反响﹔欢迎﹐接待: The audience gave her an enthusiastic reception. 观众给予她热烈的欢迎。His paintings received a mixed reception (=some people liked them and some people did not). 对他的画反响不一。2 [U] the place where you go when you arrive at a hotel or large organization〔酒店或大机构的〕接待处: the reception desk 接待处see box at见 HOTEL 方框3 [C] a big formal party to celebrate something or to welcome someone〔大规模的正式〕庆祝会﹔招待会﹔欢迎会: a wedding reception 婚宴a civic reception for the US visitors 市里举办的欢迎美国来宾的招待会see box at见 PARTY1and 和 WEDDING 方框4 [U] the quality of radio, television, or other electronic signals〔收音机﹑电视机或其他电子信号的〕接收性能[质量﹐效果]: complaints of poor reception from mobile phone users 手机用户抱怨接收效果差的投诉
receptionreceptionreceptionsnoun1(no plural) the place where you go first when you arrive at a hotel or an office building: Leave your key in reception if you go out.2(pluralreceptions) a big important party: The wedding reception will be held at the castle.