reception centre

英 [rɪˈsepʃn sentə(r)]

美 [rɪˈsepʃn sentər]

n.  接待处; 接待室; 收容所; 救助站

牛津词典

noun

• 接待处；接待室
  a place where people can get information or advice
  1. The museum is building a new reception centre for visitors.
     博物馆正在修建新的来宾接待室。
• 收容所；救助站
  a place where people, for example those without a home, can get help and temporary accommodation
  1. a reception centre for refugees
     难民救助站

柯林斯词典

• （政府开办的）收容中心，收容站
  Areception centreis a place where people who have no homes or are being looked after by the government can live until somewhere else is found for them to live.

双语例句

• A resident shall report forthwith to the senior public officer on duty in the reception unit at the centre any loss or defacement of or damage to a temporary leave pass issued to the resident.
  发给某居民的暂离证，如有遗失涂污或损坏，该居民须立即向中心接待处的当值高级公职人员报告。
• The CSD manages two centres, Green Island reception centre and high island detention centre, for the detention of VMS and viis.
  惩教署现时管理两个越南船民中心，分别是青洲接待中心及万宜羁留中心，以收容越南船民及非法入境者。
• "Megaron: In ancient Greece and the Middle East, an architectural form consisting of a porch, vestibule, and large hall with a central hearth." The building houses a conference hall, a dining room and reception, as well as a media centre.
  正厅：古希腊和中东的一种建筑形式，为敞廊、门厅和一个中央带火炉组成的大厅。世峰楼中有会议厅、厅和接待处，还有一个媒体中心。
• B Just ask at the Reception Desk. They'll direct you to the Business Centre and tell you everything you need to know.
  问服务台就可以。他们会领你到商务中心，并且告诉你你想了解的所有事情。
• During the reception that followed, the newlyweds dug into a two-tiered, bone-shaped cake with a pink heart in the centre.
  仪式过后的招待会上，博比和格雷西还一同品尝了特别的甜品&骨头形状的带有红心的双层蛋糕。
• In cases where it proves difficult to place a child, the reception centre provides long-term care.
  遇到难以安置的孩子，收容中心会提供长期的照顾。
• Following the implementation of a five-day working week, the HKMA reception and the information centre will continue to be open on Saturday mornings.
  在五天工作周的安排下，金管局接待处及资讯中心在星期六早上仍会继续开放。
• It's cheaper to lodge in the reception centre than in a hotel.
  住招待所比住接待中心便宜。
• Central Penal Record Store [ Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre]
  中央服刑记录贮存室〔荔枝角收押所〕
• The building houses a conference hall, a dining room and reception, as well as a media centre.
  “世峰楼”中有会议厅、餐厅和接待处，还有一个媒体中心。