receptacle for sth
常与介词for搭配使用。
This bin is a receptacle for recyclable materials.
这个垃圾桶是可回收材料的容器。
容器
电源插座；插座；花托；生殖托；贮液器官
a container used for putting or keeping things in
容器。
A container.
存放物品用的容器
a container that is used to put or keep things in
花柄(花梗或花柄)上着生花各部分的部分；即花托。
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
承载花器官的茎顶端膨大部分
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
藻类分枝末端含有生殖托(繁殖器官)的结构。
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
连接电源供插头插入的电气配件
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
接收并容纳分泌物的器官。
An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
Please put the empty bottles into the recycling receptacle.
请把空瓶子放入回收容器中。
用法提示：名词，指用于回收的容器。
The flower's petals are attached to the receptacle at the base.
花瓣附着在底部的花托上。
用法提示：名词，指花托，植物学用语。
Make sure the electrical plug is fully inserted into the receptacle.
确保电源插头完全插入插座。
用法提示：名词，指电源插座。
常与介词for搭配使用。
This bin is a receptacle for recyclable materials.
这个垃圾桶是可回收材料的容器。
They used an old barrel as a receptacle for rainwater.
他们用一个旧桶作为收集雨水的容器。
Please place your trash in the receptacle provided.
请将垃圾放入提供的容器中。
泛指任何容纳物品的器具，是最通用的替换词。
常用于液体或固体，语气较正式，多指碗、壶等。
强调专门固定或容纳某物的器具。
指大型存储场所或耐用容器，语气正式。
特指有盖的大容器，常用于储存或丢弃物品。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please put the trash in receptacle.
正确表达Please put the trash in the receptacle.
可数名词"receptacle"前需要冠词。中文中"容器"可裸用，但英语可数名词单数需限定词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is the receptacle of the prize.
正确表达He is the recipient of the prize.
receptacle表示容器或插座，不指人；表示接受者应为recipient。
receptacle 泛指任何容器；vessel 常指盛液体的容器或船只。
receptacle 是容器；receiver 是接收物品或信号的人或装置。
垃圾桶
Please dispose of your trash in the waste receptacle.
请将垃圾丢入垃圾桶。
垃圾容器
The park has several trash receptacles for public use.
公园里有几个供公众使用的垃圾容器。
回收容器
Place paper and plastic in the recycling receptacle.
将纸张和塑料放入回收容器。
塑料容器
Store the leftovers in a plastic receptacle with a lid.
将剩菜存放在带盖的塑料容器中。
电源插座
Make sure the plug is fully inserted into the electrical receptacle.
确保插头完全插入电源插座。
花托
The flower receptacle supports the petals and other floral organs.
花托支撑着花瓣和其他花器官。
re- (again/back) + cept (take) + -acle (thing used for)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.