re·ceiv·er

noun

/rɪˈsiːvə(r)/

/rɪˈsiːvər/

the part of a phone that you hold close to your mouth and ear（电话）听筒，受话器
- to pick up/lift/put down/replace the receiver拿起／放回听筒
Collocations Phones
PhonesMaking and receiving phone calls
- the phone/telephone rings
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
- make/get/receive a phone call
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
- call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
- insert/remove/change a SIM card
compare handset
Extra Examples
- ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver.约翰用手捂住电话听筒说：“又是你妈妈的电话。”
- He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’他捂着电话用口型示意：“是他。”
- He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.他砰地摔下电话，哭了起来。
- She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.她拿起话筒，放在耳边。
- She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.她深吸一口气，拿起了电话。
- The receiver was dangling from the payphone.听筒悬吊在公用电话机上。
Topics Phones, email and the internetb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- phone
- telephone
verb + receiver
- lift
- pick up
- grab
- …
receiver + verb
- dangle
preposition
- over the receiver
phrases
- hold the receiver to your ear
- put the receiver to your ear
a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures无线电接收机；收音机；电视机
- a satellite/GPS receiver卫星／GPS 接收机
- To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit.如要转换频道，选择接收器上所要的频道号码。
compare transmitterTopics TV, radio and newsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hand-held
- portable
- GPS
- …
receiver + noun
- module
- unit
- antenna
- …
(British English also official receiver)
(law) a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is bankrupt（破产公司的）财产管理人，官方接管人
- They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.他们不得不解雇 200 名职工，并申请破产管理人协助。
- The company has been put in the hands of the receiver.公司已交到接管人手中。
- A receiver was appointed by the court to handle the company’s affairs.法院任命了一名接管人来处理公司事务。
- The company remained in the hands of the receiver.公司仍由破产管理人管理。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- official
- court-appointed
- administrative
- …
verb + receiver
- appoint
- appoint somebody (as)
- call in
- …
phrases
- in the hands of the receiver
a person who receives something受方；接受者
- Molly's more of a giver than a receiver.莫莉更乐于给予而不是接受。
a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen购买（或接受）贼赃的人
(in American football ) a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward（前传球的）接球手 see also wide receiverTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

单词	receiver
释义	re·ceiv·er noun /rɪˈsiːvə(r)/ /rɪˈsiːvər/ the part of a phone that you hold close to your mouth and ear（电话）听筒，受话器 to pick up/lift/put down/replace the receiver拿起／放回听筒 Collocations PhonesPhonesMaking and receiving phone calls the phone/telephone rings answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office make/get/receive a phone call take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring) the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently) put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to) call from/use a landline Mobile/cell phones be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone) send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax insert/remove/change a SIM card compare handset Extra Examples ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver.约翰用手捂住电话听筒说：“又是你妈妈的电话。” He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’他捂着电话用口型示意：“是他。” He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.他砰地摔下电话，哭了起来。 She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.她拿起话筒，放在耳边。 She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.她深吸一口气，拿起了电话。 The receiver was dangling from the payphone.听筒悬吊在公用电话机上。 Topics Phones, email and the internetb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective phone telephone verb + receiver lift pick up grab … receiver + verb dangle preposition over the receiver phrases hold the receiver to your ear put the receiver to your ear a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures无线电接收机；收音机；电视机 a satellite/GPS receiver卫星／GPS 接收机 To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit.如要转换频道，选择接收器上所要的频道号码。 compare transmitterTopics TV, radio and newsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hand-held portable GPS … receiver + noun module unit antenna … (British English also official receiver) (law) a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is bankrupt（破产公司的）财产管理人，官方接管人 They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.他们不得不解雇 200 名职工，并申请破产管理人协助。 The company has been put in the hands of the receiver.公司已交到接管人手中。 A receiver was appointed by the court to handle the company’s affairs.法院任命了一名接管人来处理公司事务。 The company remained in the hands of the receiver.公司仍由破产管理人管理。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective official court-appointed administrative … verb + receiver appoint appoint somebody (as) call in … phrases in the hands of the receiver a person who receives something受方；接受者 Molly's more of a giver than a receiver.莫莉更乐于给予而不是接受。 a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen购买（或接受）贼赃的人 (in American football ) a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward（前传球的）接球手 see also wide receiverTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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