- 1.
收到，接收 -
• receive a letter 收到一封信 - 2.
正式 得到；遭受，承受 -
• We received nothing but insults. 我们什么也没有得到，只有侮辱。 - 3.
(同意)听取，受理，同意考虑(某个请求) -
• A priest received his confession. 一名神父听取了他的忏悔。 - 4.
窝藏，收下(赃物) -
• He was suspected of receiving the stolen jewels. 他被怀疑收买珠宝首饰贼赃。 - 5.
吸收，接纳(为会员、成员) -
• He has been received into the Church. 他已入教。 - 6.
(无线电等)接收 - 7.
正式 接待，款待；欢迎，迎接 -
• The hotel is now open to receive guests. 该旅馆现在已开始接待客人了。
用法说明
receive, accept
这两个词都可作“收到”解。receive表示收到别人给予的东西，不含收件人是否愿意接受；而accept则强调愿意接受。试比较：
They received a lot of complaints about the new methods. 他们收到了许多关于新方法的投诉。
He asked her to marry him and she accepted. 他向她求婚，她接受了。