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。