Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hosts, present participle hosting, past tense, past participle hosted
1N-COUNT (舉辦聚會等的)主人,東道主 The host at a party is the person who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment. (舉辦聚會等的)主人,東道主
Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there.
除了主人外,那裏的人我一個也不認識。
Tommy Sopwith was always the perfect host.
湯米·索普威斯對人一向熱情款待。
2VERB 作爲主人組織,做東舉辦(聚會等) If someone hosts a party, dinner, or other function, they have invited the guests and provide the food, drink, or entertainment. 作爲主人組織,做東舉辦(聚會等)
Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests. [VERB noun]
今晚她做東舉辦一場有300名客人參加的舞會。
...a banquet hosted by the president of Kazakhstan. [VERB noun]
哈薩克斯坦總統舉行的宴會
3N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](某項活動的)主辦國(或城市、機構) A country, city, or organization that is the host of an event provides the facilities for that event to take place. (某項活動的)主辦國(或城市、機構)
Barcelona was chosen to be host of the 1992 Olympic games. [+ of]
巴塞羅那獲選爲1992年奧運會的主辦城市。
...a preliminary qualifying tournament in Andorra involving the host country.
在安道爾舉行的有東道國參加的預選資格賽
4VERB (國家、城市或機構)主辦(活動) If a country, city, or organization hosts an event, they provide the facilities for the event to take place. (國家、城市或機構)主辦(活動)
Cannes hosts the annual film festival. [VERB noun]
戛納每年主辦電影節。
5PHRASE 主辦(活動);接待(貴客) If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit. 主辦(活動);接待(貴客)
In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference.
1987年加拿大主辦了英聯邦大會。
The Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.
首相接待了法國總理雅克·希拉克。
6N-COUNT (廣播、電視的)節目主持人 The host of a radio or television show is the person who introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it. (廣播、電視的)節目主持人
I am host of a live radio programme. [+ of]
我是一個電台直播節目的主持人。
SYN presenter, compere [British], anchorman or anchorwoman
7VERB 主持(廣播、電視節目) The person who hosts a radio or television show introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it. 主持(廣播、電視節目)
She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio. [VERB noun]
8QUANT 大量;許多 A host of things is a lot of them. 大量;許多
A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel. [+ of]
可能推遲英吉利海峽隧道開通的問題一大筐。
Today we have radios, TVs, and a whole host of gadgets powered by electricity.
今天我們有收音機、電視機和一大堆小型電器。
9N-COUNT [usu Nto n](生物的)生長地,栖息地 If an area is host to living things, those creatures live and feed in that area. (生物的)生長地,栖息地
Uganda's beautiful highlands are host to a wide range of wildlife.
烏幹達美麗的高地是衆多野生動物的栖息地。
10N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](計算機)主機 A host or a host computer is the main computer in a network of computers, which controls the most important files and programs. (計算機)主機
11N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](寄生物的)寄主,宿主 The host of a parasite is the plant or animal which it lives on or inside and from which it gets its food. (寄生物的)寄主,宿主 [technical]
When the eggs hatch the larvae eat the living flesh of the host animal.
當卵孵化後,幼蟲取食寄主的鮮肉。
12N-COUNT [usually singular]聖體(基督教聖餐禮等宗教儀式中代表耶稣軀體的面餅)The Host is the bread which is used to represent the body of Christ in Christian church services such as Holy Communion. 聖體(基督教聖餐禮等宗教儀式中代表耶稣軀體的面餅) [technical]
Quotations
A host is like a general; it takes a mishap to reveal his geniusHoraceSatires
Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guestsMax BeerbohmHosts and Guests