receptionist

Word family  noun receipt receipts receiver reception receivership receiving receptionist receptor adjective receptive ≠ unreceptive received verb receive

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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re·cep·tion·ist /rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ ●●○ noun [countable]  BODsomeone whose job is to welcome and deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc 接待员 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A11 Where to stay 住的地方

Examples from the Corpus

receptionist• It killed a receptionist and injured 19 others.• The alternative of using a fully trained adviser as receptionist would probably not be considered an efficient use of staff.• Foreign visitors will expect the receptionist to have a very good knowledge of the country in general.• They provide information for the receptionist when dealing with enquiries for the guests as to what standard equipment is in the room.• If the prospective guest is unable to pay then the receptionist may refuse to accommodate that person.• The receptionist had opened up readily enough when Ruth had opened up her purse.• The receptionist screamed as Howard struggled to right himself.

re·cep·tion·ist nounChineseSyllable  

to someone welcome job and deal whose Corpus is

receptionist
re‧cep‧tion‧ist /rɪˈsepʃənəst, rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ noun [countable]someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people arriving in a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc

re·cep·tion·istBrE /rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈsepʃənɪst/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to deal with people arriving at or telephoning a hotel, an office building, a doctor's surgery, etc. 接待员

cure, doctor, examine, medicine, patient, practice, prescribe, receptionist, specialist, surgeon