A receiver includes the following: a signal receiving circuit, including a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor, where a gate of the first MOS transistor is configured to receive a reference signal and a gate of the second MOS transistor is configured to receive a data signal, and the signal receiving circuit is configured to output a comparison signal, the comparison signal being configured to represent a magnitude relationship between a voltage value of the reference signal and a voltage value of the data signal; and an adjusting circuit, including a third MOS transistor, where a source of the third MOS transistor is connected to a source of the first MOS transistor, a drain of the third MOS transistor is connected to a drain of the first MOS transistor, and a gate of the third MOS transistor is configured to receive an adjusting signal.