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host n.主人；主持人；主办方；大量；寄主；主机v.主办；主持；做东 (1) 宴会结束时,我们谢了主人后便回家去了。(2) 他是一名电视脱口秀的主持人。(3) 哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国？(4) 一大群朋友在火车站迎接他。(5) 侵染线是由寄主细胞的细胞质形成的。(6) 该名称不是正式的主机名或别名。(7) 单击您要更新的虚拟主机。(8) 我们衷心祝愿中国成功主办2010年世博会。(9) 女王宴请了来参加欧洲首脑会议的各国领导人。 The noun host refers to a person who receives and entertains guests. But hosting also has an ickier side: In biology, a host is an animal, plant or person that provides a home for another organism — like a parasite. Host also functions as a noun, meaning a multitude, horde, or great number. As in, "You will pick up a host of funky germs from drinking the water in rural India."

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英 [həʊst] 美 [hoʊst] (1) At the end of the party, we thanked our host and went back home.(2) He was the host for a TV talk show.(3) Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games?(4) A host of friends met him at the railway station.(5) An infection thread is formed by the cytoplasm of the host cell.(6) The name is not an official host name or alias.(7) Click on the virtual host you are updating.(8) We sincerely wish China success in hosting Expo 2010.(9) The Queen hosted a dinner for leaders attending the European summit. If you've invited people over, offered to entertain, or let someone crash on your couch, then you're a host. Throw a fabulous party and you’ll be everyone’s favorite host. Do it when you're also hosting pneumonia germs, and your guests won't be so grateful. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. 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。2[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests.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.哈萨克斯坦总统举行的宴会3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [oft N n]Barcelona was chosen to be host of the 1992 Olympic games.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4[VERB 动词]（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.   [V n]Cannes hosts the annual film festival.戛纳每年主办电影节。5[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]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。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [usu with supp]I am host of a live radio programme.我是一个电台直播节目的主持人。7[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio.她还在圣彼得堡电台主持一个节目。8[QUANT 数量词]大量；许多 A host of things is a lot of them. A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel...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。9[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [usu N to n]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。10[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [oft N n]11[N-COUNT 可数名词]（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.   [oft N n]  [TECHNICAL 术语]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。12[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [usu sing]  [TECHNICAL 术语]

英语单词	host
英美音标	英 [həʊst] 美 [hoʊst]
中文释义	n.主人；主持人；主办方；大量；寄主；主机 v.主办；主持；做东
英语例句	(1) At the end of the party, we thanked our host and went back home. (2) He was the host for a TV talk show. (3) Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games? (4) A host of friends met him at the railway station. (5) An infection thread is formed by the cytoplasm of the host cell. (6) The name is not an official host name or alias. (7) Click on the virtual host you are updating. (8) We sincerely wish China success in hosting Expo 2010. (9) The Queen hosted a dinner for leaders attending the European summit.
中文例句	(1) 宴会结束时,我们谢了主人后便回家去了。 (2) 他是一名电视脱口秀的主持人。 (3) 哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国？ (4) 一大群朋友在火车站迎接他。 (5) 侵染线是由寄主细胞的细胞质形成的。 (6) 该名称不是正式的主机名或别名。 (7) 单击您要更新的虚拟主机。 (8) 我们衷心祝愿中国成功主办2010年世博会。 (9) 女王宴请了来参加欧洲首脑会议的各国领导人。
vocabulary简明	If you've invited people over, offered to entertain, or let someone crash on your couch, then you're a host. Throw a fabulous party and you’ll be everyone’s favorite host. Do it when you're also hosting pneumonia germs, and your guests won't be so grateful.
vocabulary扩展	The noun host refers to a person who receives and entertains guests. But hosting also has an ickier side: In biology, a host is an animal, plant or person that provides a home for another organism — like a parasite. Host also functions as a noun, meaning a multitude, horde, or great number. As in, "You will pick up a host of funky germs from drinking the water in rural India."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. 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。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests. 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. 哈萨克斯坦总统举行的宴会 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [oft N n] Barcelona was chosen to be host of the 1992 Olympic games. 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 4 [VERB 动词]（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. [V n] Cannes hosts the annual film festival. 戛纳每年主办电影节。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [usu with supp] I am host of a live radio programme. 我是一个电台直播节目的主持人。 7 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio. 她还在圣彼得堡电台主持一个节目。 8 [QUANT 数量词]大量；许多 A host of things is a lot of them. A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel... 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。 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [usu N to n] 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。 10 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [oft N n] 11 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（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. [oft N n] [TECHNICAL 术语] 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。 12 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [usu sing] [TECHNICAL 术语]

Host Person N Count 可数名词 N Event [V Country