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  • Conjugation : past  received ; pp  received ; ing  receiving
  • Derivatives : n  reception ; adj  receivable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

receive [rɪ'siːv]
  1. 1. vt. [+money] [ letter etc] (get) 收到
  2. 2. vt. [+injury] [ treatment] 受到
  3. 3. vt. [+criticism] [ acclaim] 遭受
  4. 4. vt. [Broadcasting] [ 电视] 接收
  5. 5. vt. [+visitor] [ guest] (welcome) 接待
  6. 6. vt. (react to) 接受到
    "received with thanks"
    [商] “钱款收到谢谢
    to be on the receiving end of sth
    遭受某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

receive [rɪˈsiːv]
  1. 1. vt. 收到得到,接到
  2. 2. verb 受到获得
    These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation.
    文化的这些方面不到恰当表达方式,也无法进行解释
    His movie received a good review.
    他的电影得到好评
  3. 3. vi. 接收到,感觉到
  4. 4. vt. 经历感受遇到
  5. 5. vt. 招待欢迎
    The community warmly received the refugees.
    这个社区热情接纳这些难民
  6. 6. vt. 承认接纳接受……是真实的正当
    He received christ.
    接受基督
  7. 7. vt. 迎接接待
  8. 8. vt. 把接收到的电视收音机信号转化声音图像
  9. 9. vt. 遇到受到
  10. 10. vi. 举行招待会
  11. 11. vt. 受到遭到
  12. 12. verb [Religion] 领受圣餐
  13. 13. vt. 称赞不赞成评价接受
    Her new collection of poems was not well received.
    他的新诗集并未受到欢迎

Collins English-English Dictionary

receive [rɪ'siːv]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] to take (something offered) into one's hand or possession
  2. 2. vb to have (an honour, blessing, etc) bestowed
  3. 3. vb to accept delivery or transmission of (a letter, telephone call, etc)
  4. 4. vb to be informed of (news or information)
  5. 5. vb to hear and consent to or acknowledge (an oath, confession, etc)
  6. 6. vb (of a vessel or container) to take or hold (a substance, commodity, or certain amount)
  7. 7. vb to support or sustain (the weight of something); bear
  8. 8. vb to apprehend or perceive (ideas, etc)
  9. 9. vb to experience, undergo, or meet with
    to receive a crack on the skull
  10. 10. vb [also intr] to be at home to (visitors)
  11. 11. vb to greet or welcome (visitors or guests), esp in formal style
  12. 12. vb to admit (a person) to a place, society, condition, etc
    he was received into the priesthood
  13. 13. vb to accept or acknowledge (a precept or principle) as true or valid
  14. 14. vb to convert (incoming radio signals) into sounds, pictures, etc, by means of a receiver
  15. 15. vb [also intr] [tennis] to play at the other end from the server; be required to return (service)
  16. 16. vb [also intr] to partake of (the Christian Eucharist)
  17. 17. vi. [intr] [chiefly Brit] to buy and sell stolen goods
  18. 18. vi. [Etymology] C13: from Old French receivre, from Latin recipere to take back, from re- + capere to take

Examples

to receive a college degree in absentia
缺席接受大学学位
to receive acclaim
博得喝彩
All four wheels receive the weight equally.
四个轮子承受同样的重量。
The matter will receive his immediate attention.
他会立即考虑此事。
Every member will receive their own welcome.
我们欢迎每一个成员。

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