noun
1 ( esp. BrE ) area in a building
VERB + RECEPTION
▪ report to
▪
All delegates should report to the ~ on arrival.
▪ call , call down to , phone , ring ( BrE )
RECEPTION + NOUN
▪ area , lobby ( AmE )
▪ counter , desk ( AmE , BrE )
▪ hall
▪ staff
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~ ( BrE ), at the ~
▪
The man at the ~ says there's a call for you.
▪
I've left the keys at ~.
▪ in ~
▪
Please wait for me downstairs in ~.
▪
The documents are in ~.
▪ on ~
▪
I've been on ~ ( = working at the reception desk ) the whole morning.
2 formal party
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , large
▪ lavish
▪ small
▪ formal , informal
▪ official
▪ special
▪ gala
▪ evening
▪ opening , welcome ( esp. AmE )
▪
The opening ~ of the exhibition was attended by many well-known figures from the art world.
▪ civic ( BrE ), diplomatic , wedding
▪ champagne ( esp. BrE ), cocktail ( esp. AmE )
▪
a White House cocktail ~
VERB + RECEPTION
▪ attend
▪ give , have , hold , host
▪
Are you having a big ~ after the wedding?
▪ organize
▪ invite sb to
▪
Friends and family are invited to a ~ after the ceremony.
RECEPTION + NOUN
▪ room
▪
Tables were set out in the embassy's beautiful ~ room.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
We met at a ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for the Japanese trade delegation
3 type of welcome given to sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ enthusiastic , favourable/favorable , friendly , good , great , positive , rapturous , rousing , sympathetic , warm
▪ lukewarm , mixed , tepid
▪ bad , chilly , cold , cool , frosty , hostile
▪ critical
▪
critical ~ to a movie
▪ public
VERB + RECEPTION
▪ enjoy , get , have , meet , meet with , receive
▪
The plan has had a somewhat mixed ~ from local people.
▪
The returning soldiers received a rousing ~.
▪ expect
▪
The managers did not expect a sympathetic ~ from the striking workers.
▪ give sb/sth
▪
She was given a rapturous ~ by the crowd.
RECEPTION + NOUN
▪ party
▪
A ~ party of soldiers was there to greet the visiting head of state.
▪ centre/center
▪
a ~ centre/center for visitors
▪
a ~ centre for children who have run away from home ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by
▪
the book's ~ by reviewers
▪ ~ from
▪
a cool ~ from the crowd
▪ ~ into
▪
~ into the monastic order
▪ ~ to
▪
the positive ~ to the speech
4 quality of radio/television signals
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , strong
▪
Television ~ is very good in this area.
▪ bad , poor , weak
▪ radio , satellite , television , TV