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receptionist

🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'sepʃ(ə)nɪst/🇺🇸 US/ri'sepʃәnist/
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Definitions

n.

An office employee whose job is to greet visitors and answer telephone calls.

接待员,前台

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
ceptake, seize, hold
+
tionact, process, state
+
istone who practices, believer in
=receptionist

Common Collocations

  • 1.hotel receptionist酒店前台
  • 2.medical receptionist诊所接待员
  • 3.front desk receptionist前台接待员
  • 4.[chief receptionist]首席接待员

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The receptionist greeted every visitor with a friendly smile at the front desk.

  • 2.

    Please check in with the receptionist when you arrive for your appointment.

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