1 [U] the place inside the entrance of a hotel or office building where guests or visitors go when they first arrive （旅馆、办公大楼的）接待处，服务台: Leave your key at / in receptionif you go out, please. 你外出的话，请把钥匙留在接待处。the reception desk （旅馆的）服务台

2 [C] a formal party to celebrate sth or to welcome an important person 庆祝会；欢迎会；招待会: Their wedding reception was held at a local hotel. 他们的婚礼庆祝会在本地一家旅馆举行。There will be an official reception at the embassy for the visiting ambassador. 大使馆将有一个正式招待会，欢迎到访的大使。

3 [sing] the way people react to sth 反应: The play got a mixed reception (= some people liked it, some people didn't). 这出戏获得的评论毁誉参半。

4 [U] the quality of radio or television signals （收音机或电视的）接收效果: TV reception is very poor where we live. 在我们住的地方，电视的接收效果很差。