1 N-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
2 VERB 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)
3 N-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)
4 VERB (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)
5 PHRASE 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)
6 N-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
SYN presenter, compere [British] , anchorman or anchorwoman
7 VERB 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)
SYN present, introduce, compere [British] , front [informal]
8 QUANT 大量;许多 A host of things is a lot of them. 大量;许多
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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。
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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。
9 N-COUNT [usu N to 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
10 N-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
11 N-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]
12 N-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 genius Horace Satires
Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests Max Beerbohm Hosts and Guests
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