receiver

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re·ceiv·er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1 telephone 电话TCT the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear （电话）听筒 → handset

pick up/lift the receiver

She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.

她拿起听筒，拨了他的电话号码。

put down/replace the receiver 放下/放回听筒

2 business 公司BBCBF British EnglishBrE someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt 〔破产企业或公司的〕管理人，接管人

an official/administrative receiver 官方/行政接管人

The business is in the hands of the receivers.

公司现在由破产管理人接管。

3. stolen property 赃物SCC someone who buys and sells stolen property 买卖赃物者

4 radio 无线电 formalTCB a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals 无线电接收机；收音机；电视机

a satellite receiver

卫星信号接收器

5. American football 美式橄榄球DSA a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball 接球手

Examples from the Corpus

receiver• Later they became insolvent and a receiver was appointed.• Clark was recruited out of Ricks by then-Stanford coach Bill Walsh, who intended to use Clark primarily as a receiver.• Stewart has lined up at quarterback, running back and receiver.• Carlson is the court-appointed receiver for the firm.• Reaching over the reception desk, he lifted the telephone receiver.• By investing products with meanings from other sign systems, Williamson argues that receivers are caught up in an ideological bind.• Cory slammed down the receiver.• Slowly she replaced the receiver, wondering why did the past always eventually find you-sometime?• The gift should be something the receiver will like.• Rising slowly like an automaton, she made her way over to the counter and picked up the receiver.• One is on injured reserve: wide receiver Charles Johnson.

pick up/lift the receiver• She could roll over the bed and pick up the receiver.• I ran out into the hallway, picked up the receiver, and it was Minna.• In the hallway my hand trembled as I picked up the receiver.• Her mind made up, she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school.• Ven was her first thought when she picked up the receiver.• She picked up the receiver and dialled Tom's number.• She picked up the receiver and spoke into it.• She picked up the receiver, dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.

From Longman Business Dictionary

receiverre·ceiv·er /rɪˈsiːvə-ər/ noun [countableC]

1 (also official receiver British EnglishBrE)LAW someone who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a business or property for someone else. This is done when a business is bankrupt, when a PARTNERSHIP ends, or when people disagree about who owns something

A £100 million bid for the bankrupt supermarket company was accepted by the receiver.

The company is now in the hands of the receivers.

2someone who buys and sells stolen property

a known receiver of stolen goods

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