receiver
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·ceiv·er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 telephone 电话TCT the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear （电话）听筒 → handsetpick up/lift the receiver She picked up the receiver and dialled his number. 她拿起听筒，拨了他的电话号码。put down/replace the receiver 放下/放回听筒2 business 公司BBCBF British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt 〔破产企业或公司的〕管理人，接管人an official/administrative receiver 官方/行政接管人 The business is in the hands of the receivers. 公司现在由破产管理人接管。3. stolen property 赃物SCC someone who buys and sells stolen property 买卖赃物者4 radio 无线电 formalTCB a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals 无线电接收机；收音机；电视机 a satellite receiver 卫星信号接收器5. American football 美式橄榄球DSA a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball 接球手Examples from the Corpus
receiver• Later they became insolvent and a receiver was appointed.• Clark was recruited out of Ricks by then-Stanford coach Bill Walsh, who intended to use Clark primarily as a receiver.• Stewart has lined up at quarterback, running back and receiver.• Carlson is the court-appointed receiver for the firm.• Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver.• By investing products with meanings from other sign systems, Williamson argues that receivers are caught up in an ideological bind.• Cory slammed down the receiver.• Slowly she replaced the receiver, wondering why did the past always eventually find you-sometime?• The gift should be something the receiver will like.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver.• One is on injured reserve: wide receiver Charles Johnson.pick up/lift the receiver• She could roll over the bed and pick up the receiver.• I ran out into the hallway, picked up the receiver, and it was Minna.• In the hallway my hand trembled as I picked up the receiver.• Her mind made up, she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school.• Ven was her first thought when she picked up the receiver.• She picked up the receiver and dialled Tom's number.• She picked up the receiver and spoke into it.• She picked up the receiver, dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.From Longman Business Dictionaryreceiverre‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə-ər/ noun [countable]1 (also official receiver British English)LAW someone who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a business or property for someone else. This is done when a business is bankrupt, when a PARTNERSHIP ends, or when people disagree about who owns somethingA £100 million bid for the bankrupt supermarket company was accepted by the receiver.The company is now in the hands of the receivers.2someone who buys and sells stolen propertya known receiver of stolen goodsre·ceiv·er nounChineseSyllable
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receiver
re‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
pick up/lift the receiver
She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.
put down/replace the receiver
2. BUSINESS British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt
an official/administrative receiver
The business is in the hands of the receivers.
3. STOLEN PROPERTY someone who buys and sells stolen property
4. RADIO formal a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals:
a satellite receiver
5. AMERICAN FOOTBALL a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball
▪ phone (also telephone formal): My wife was talking to someone on the phone. | What's your home phone number? | The nearest telephone was in the school secretary's office.
▪mobile phone British English (also mobile informal) a telephone that you can carry with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals: Even children as young as eight have mobile phones. | She always has her mobile switched off.
▪cell phone American English (also cell informal) a mobile phone: You can reach me on my cell phone.
▪voice mail a system that records messages so that you can listen to them on your phone: Let me check my voice mail.
▪text message (also text , SMS ) a message from someone that you can read on your mobile phone: I got a text from Paul.
▪landline a telephone that uses wires – used when comparing this with a mobile phone: Calls cost 25p from a landline, more from a mobile phone.
▪receiver the part of a telephone that you pick up to listen and talk: She put down the receiver and started crying.
re‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptive ≠ UNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive
1. TELEPHONE the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear ⇨ handsetpick up/lift the receiver
put down/replace the receiver
2. BUSINESS British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt
an official/administrative receiver
3. STOLEN PROPERTY someone who buys and sells stolen property
4. RADIO formal a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals:
5. AMERICAN FOOTBALL a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball
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Making and receiving phone calls 打／接电话
the phone/telephone rings 电话铃响了 answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone接／挂电话 lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver拿起／拿着／放回听筒 dial a (phone/wrong) number/an extension number/an area code拨打（电话）号码；拨错号码；拨打分机号码；拨打区号 call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office给某人打电话；从家里／工作地点／办公室给某人打电话 make/get/receive a phone call打／接电话 take the phoneoff the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)摘下电话听筒 the line is ( BrE engaged/ ( especially
NAmE busy 占线 the phones have been ( NAmE ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)电话铃声不断 put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to给某人接通另一人的电话；打通电话 put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)让某人不要挂上电话（以便等想找的人接电话） call from/use a landline用座机打电话
Mobile/cell phones 手机
be/talk on a( mobile phone/mobile/both
BrE ( cell phone/especially
NAmE ( cellespecially
NAmE 用手机讲电话 use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell使用／接听／拨打某人的手机；用手机接收信息 switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell开启／关闭手机 charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell给手机充电 a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off 手机开机／关机／响铃／没电关机 ( BrE top up your mobile (phone)给手机充值 send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax发送／接收信息／短信／传真 insert/remove/change a SIM card插入／取出／更换 SIM 卡
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