receive
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they receive | |
| he / she / it receives | |
| past simple received | |
| past participle received | |
| -ing form receiving |
- [transitive] (rather formal)
to get or accept something that is sent or given to you 拿到；接到；收到 - receive something
I was delighted to receive your letter. 我很高兴收到你的来信。 She received many messages of support. 她收到了许多支持的信息。 Police had received information about a planned post office robbery. 警方已经得到了一桩有计划的邮局抢劫案的消息。 to receive payment/thanks 接受报酬/感谢 - receive something from somebody/something
He received an award for bravery from the police. 他获得了警方颁发的勇敢奖。 I received a phone call from her a few weeks later. 几周后，我接到了她的电话。 I received a lovely email from Tina. 我收到了蒂娜发来的一封可爱的电子邮件。 The programme's website received many complaints from listeners. 该节目的网站收到了许多听众的投诉。 The service receives no money from the local council. 这项服务没有得到地方议会的资助。
Extra ExamplesAny help or donations will be gratefully received. 对于任何援助或捐赠，我们都将不胜感谢。 I just received a call from a concerned parent. 我刚刚接到一位感到担心的家长打来的电话。 I received a package from my mother. 我收到了妈妈寄来的包裹。 They currently receive subsidies from the government. 他们目前接受政府的救济。 You can expect to receive compensation for all direct expenses arising out of the accident. 由这一事故造成的直接费用都有望得到补偿。 You might be entitled to receive housing benefit. 你或许有资格获得住房津贴。 You will automatically receive updates by text message. 你会自动收到短信发送的更新内容。 I've just received this letter from an old friend. 我刚从一个老朋友那里收到这封信。 Please let me know as soon as you receive payment. 请一收到付款就告诉我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- automatically
- currently
- …
- be entitled to
- expect to
- from
- send and receive
- transmit and receive
- [transitive]
to experience or be given a particular type of treatment or attention 体验；受到（某种待遇或伤害） - receive something
Her work has not received the attention it deserves. 她的工作没有得到应有的重视。 She received urgent hospital treatment. 她接受了紧急住院治疗。 All our staff receive training on dealing with customers. 我们所有的员工都接受过与客户打交道的培训。 - receive something from somebody
We have received overwhelming support from the local community. 我们得到了当地社区的大力支持。 We received a warm welcome from our hosts. 我们受到了主人的热情欢迎。
- receive something
- receive something
to form an idea or impression of somebody/something as a result of what you see, experience, etc. 接受： 由于您所见，所见等而形成某人/某事的想法或印象I did not receive the impression that he was afraid. 我没有得到他害怕的印象。
- [transitive] receive something
to be injured in a particular way 对…作出反应 Several of the passengers received severe injuries. 几名乘客受了重伤。 She received only minor cuts and bruises. 她只受了轻伤和擦伤。
- [transitive, usually passive]
to react to something new, in a particular way 对…作出反应 - be received + adv./prep.
The play was well received by the critics. 这出戏受到剧评家的认可。 The speech was warmly received by the audience. 演讲受到了观众的热烈欢迎。 - be received with something
The proposals have been received with great enthusiasm. 这些建议受到了极大的热情。
Extra ExamplesThe news was received with dismay. 消息传来，人们十分震惊。 The speech was badly received by Republican leaders. 共和党领导们对该演讲反应冷淡。 The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators. 这些提议受到了大多数政治评论家的好评。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- enthusiastically
- favourably/favorably
- warmly
- …
- with
- be received + adv./prep.
- [transitive, often passive] (formal)
to welcome or entertain a guest, especially formally 接待；欢迎；招待 - [transitive] receive somebody (into something) (formal)
to officially recognize and accept somebody as a member of a group 接纳；允许加入 - [transitive] receive something
to change broadcast signals into sounds or pictures on a television, radio, etc. 接收；收看；收听 to receive programmes via satellite 通过卫星收看节目 a device for sending and receiving electronic signals 发送与接收电子信号的设备
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- automatically
- currently
- …
- be entitled to
- expect to
- from
- send and receive
- transmit and receive
- [transitive] receive something/somebody
to be able to hear a radio message that is being sent by somebody 接收到，收听到（无线电消息） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- regularly
- automatically
- currently
- …
- be entitled to
- expect to
- from
- send and receive
- transmit and receive
- [transitive, intransitive] receive (something) (especially British English)
to buy or accept goods that you know have been stolen 购买，接受（赃物） - [intransitive, transitive] receive (something)
(in tennis, etc. 网球等 to be the player that the server hits the ball to 接（发球）
get/accept得到；接受
treatment处理
impression印象
injury伤
react to something作出反应
guests客人
as member of something成员
TV/radio电视；收音机
stolen goods赃物
in sport体育运动
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French receivre, based on Latin recipere, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.