| 释义 |
host1/həʊst/n. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a large number of people or things 大量，许多 2 archaic an army [古义]军队 3 (in full 全称 heavenly host)a the sun, moon, and stars 日月星辰；天体；天象 b Bibl. the angels 【圣经】天使 □ host (or hosts) of heaven = sense 3 of n. □ is a host in himself (or herself) Brit. can do as much as several ordinary people [英]一个人能顶好几个人 [Middle English via Old French from Latin hostis ‘stranger, enemy’, in medieval Latin ‘army’] |