Word · Frequency #20674
receptacle
容器
a container used for putting or keeping things in
- 1.
A container.
容器。
- 2.
a container that is used to put or keep things in
存放物品用的容器
- 3.
The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
花柄(花梗或花柄)上着生花各部分的部分；即花托。
- 4.
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
承载花器官的茎顶端膨大部分
- 5.
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
藻类分枝末端含有生殖托(繁殖器官)的结构。
- 6.
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
连接电源供插头插入的电气配件
- 7.
An organ that receives and holds a secretion.
接收并容纳分泌物的器官。
电源插座；插座；花托；生殖托；贮液器官；容器。
In use
Please put the empty bottles into the recycling receptacle.
The flower's petals are attached to the receptacle at the base.
Make sure the electrical plug is fully inserted into the receptacle.
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。
use sth as a receptacle
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。
place sth in/into a receptacle
Connections
Collocations
- waste receptacle
- 垃圾桶
- Please dispose of your trash in the waste receptacle.请将垃圾丢入垃圾桶。
- trash receptacle
- 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。
- recycling receptacle
- 回收容器
- Place paper and plastic in the recycling receptacle.将纸张和塑料放入回收容器。
- plastic receptacle
- 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。
- electrical receptacle
- 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。
- flower receptacle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
re- 再，-cept- 拿，-acle 东西，合起来就是反复拿东西的容器。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words listed share the spelling ending -acle but have different stress patterns: 'receptacle' stresses the second syllable (/rəˈsɛptəkəl/), while 'spectacle', 'obstacle', and 'tentacle' stress the first syllable. Therefore they are not perfect rhymes, but they are useful visual patterns.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.