reception
/rɪˈsepʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted接受：
sensation is not the passive reception of stimuli
感觉不是对刺激的被动接受
the reception of the sacrament.
圣餐领受。
1.1
- count noun the way in which a person or group of people reacts to someone or something感受, 反应; 接受力：
the election budget got a stony reception in the City.
选举预算在该市反应冷漠。
1.2
- the receiving of broadcast signals（无线电信号的）接收：
a microchip that will allow parents to block reception of violent programmes.
使父母能够阻止暴力节目接收的微芯片。
1.3
- the quality of this接收情况, 接收质量：
I had to put up with poor radio reception.
我只好忍受糟糕的无线电接收状况。
1.4
- the action of admitting someone to a place, group, or institution or the process of being admitted接受; 接纳; 容纳：
their reception into the Church.
他们被接纳加入基督教。
1.5
- the formal or ceremonious welcoming of a guest接待, 迎接; 欢迎：
his reception by the Prime Minister.
首相对他的接待。
1.6
- count noun American Football an act of catching a pass【美橄】接球。
2
- a formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate a particular event招待会; 欢迎会：
a wedding reception.
婚宴。
3
- the area in a hotel, office, or other establishment where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with（旅馆、办公室等场所的）接待处：
wait for me downstairs in reception
在楼下接待处等我
as modifier the reception desk.接待处; 前台。
4
- usu. as modifier Brit. the first class in an infant school〈英〉（幼儿学校的）小班：
the reception class.
小班。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin receptio（n-）, from the verb recipere （see RECEIVE）.