n. a container that is used to put or keep things in
n. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
n. an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
词态变化
原型:receptacle
变形:s
常见例句
1
-- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
2
A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple.
