Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hosts, present participle hosting, past tense, past participle hosted
1N-COUNT (举办聚会等的)主人,东道主 The host at a party is the person who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment. (举办聚会等的)主人,东道主
Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there.
除了主人外,那里的人我一个也不认识。
Tommy Sopwith was always the perfect host.
汤米·索普威斯对人一向热情款待。
2VERB 作为主人组织,做东举办(聚会等) If someone hosts a party, dinner, or other function, they have invited the guests and provide the food, drink, or entertainment. 作为主人组织,做东举办(聚会等)
Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests. [VERB noun]
今晚她做东举办一场有300名客人参加的舞会。
...a banquet hosted by the president of Kazakhstan. [VERB noun]
哈萨克斯坦总统举行的宴会
3N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](某项活动的)主办国(或城市、机构) A country, city, or organization that is the host of an event provides the facilities for that event to take place. (某项活动的)主办国(或城市、机构)
Barcelona was chosen to be host of the 1992 Olympic games. [+ of]
巴塞罗那获选为1992年奥运会的主办城市。
...a preliminary qualifying tournament in Andorra involving the host country.
在安道尔举行的有东道国参加的预选资格赛
4VERB (国家、城市或机构)主办(活动) If a country, city, or organization hosts an event, they provide the facilities for the event to take place. (国家、城市或机构)主办(活动)
Cannes hosts the annual film festival. [VERB noun]
戛纳每年主办电影节。
5PHRASE 主办(活动);接待(贵客) If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit. 主办(活动);接待(贵客)
In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference.
1987年加拿大主办了英联邦大会。
The Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.
首相接待了法国总理雅克·希拉克。
6N-COUNT (广播、电视的)节目主持人 The host of a radio or television show is the person who introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it. (广播、电视的)节目主持人
I am host of a live radio programme. [+ of]
我是一个电台直播节目的主持人。
SYN presenter, compere [British], anchorman or anchorwoman
7VERB 主持(广播、电视节目) The person who hosts a radio or television show introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it. 主持(广播、电视节目)
She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio. [VERB noun]
8QUANT 大量;许多 A host of things is a lot of them. 大量;许多
A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel. [+ of]
可能推迟英吉利海峡隧道开通的问题一大筐。
Today we have radios, TVs, and a whole host of gadgets powered by electricity.
今天我们有收音机、电视机和一大堆小型电器。
9N-COUNT [usu Nto n](生物的)生长地,栖息地 If an area is host to living things, those creatures live and feed in that area. (生物的)生长地,栖息地
Uganda's beautiful highlands are host to a wide range of wildlife.
乌干达美丽的高地是众多野生动物的栖息地。
10N-COUNT [oft NOUN n](计算机)主机 A host or a host computer is the main computer in a network of computers, which controls the most important files and programs. (计算机)主机
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.
当卵孵化后,幼虫取食寄主的鲜肉。
12N-COUNT [usually singular]圣体(基督教圣餐礼等宗教仪式中代表耶稣躯体的面饼)The Host is the bread which is used to represent the body of Christ in Christian church services such as Holy Communion. 圣体(基督教圣餐礼等宗教仪式中代表耶稣躯体的面饼) [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