receiver UK [rɪ'si:.vər] US [-vɚ] noun countable EQUIPMENT 器材 ADVANCED (also telephone receiver) ■the part of the telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth (电话)听筒•She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.她拿起电话拨了他的号码。 ADVANCED ■a piece of equipment that changes radio and television signals into sounds and pictures (无线电或电视)接收器,接收机 UK [rɪ'si:.vər] US [-vɚ] noun countable PERSON 人 (UK also official receiver) ■a person who officially deals with the business matters of companies who cannot pay their debts (破产公司的)管理人,接管人•The company went bankrupt and was put into the hands of the receivers.公司破产了,由破产管理人接管。 UK legal ■A receiver (of stolen goods) is a person who buys and sells property which they know has been stolen. 买卖赃物者;收赃人 |