新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

host

英  [həʊst]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • hosts

    1[C 可数名词] (聚会的)主人

    The host at a party is the person who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment.

    双语例句

    例:

    Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there.

    除了主人,那儿的人我一个也不认识。

    2[C 可数名词] (某活动的)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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Atlanta was chosen to be host of the 1996 Olympic games.

    亚特兰大被选为1996年奥运会的东道主。

    3[C 可数名词] (广播或电视的)节目主持人

    The host of a radio or television programme is the person who introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it.

    近义词

    presenter

    双语例句

    例:

    I am host of a live radio programme.

    我是一个电台直播节目的主持人。

    4[C 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Subscribers dial directly from their computers into the BBS host computer.

    用户直接从自己的计算机拨号接入公告版系统的主机。

    5[C 可数名词] 寄主

    The host of a parasite is the plant or animal which it lives on or inside and from which it gets its food.

    双语例句

    例:

    When the eggs hatch the larvae eat the living flesh of the host.

    当卵孵化时,幼虫就啃食寄主的活肉。

    例:

    Farmed fish are perfect hosts for parasites.

    这些养殖的鱼是寄生虫的完美寄主。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • play host

    1主办(活动) , 款待(重要宾客)

    If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bush played host to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    布什接待了俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京。

    QUANT. 数量词
  • 1大量

    A host of things is a lot of them.

    近义词

    multitude

    双语例句

    例:

    A host of problems may delay the opening of the new bridge.

    一大堆问题也许会延迟新建桥梁的开通。

    VERB. 动词
  • hosts , hosting , hosted

    1[T 及物动词] 主办(聚会、宴会或其他集会)

    If someone hosts a party, dinner, or other function, they have invited the guests and provide the food, drink, or entertainment.

    双语例句

    例:

    Tonight she hosts a ball for 300 guests.

    今晚她做东举办一场有300名来宾参加的舞会。

    2[T 及物动词] 主办

    If a country, city, or organization hosts an event, they provide the facilities for the event to take place.

    双语例句

    例:

    New Bedford hosts a number of lively festivals throughout the summer months.

    整个夏天,新贝德福德举办了许多个欢快有趣的艺术节。

    3[T 及物动词] 主持(广播或电视节目)

    The person who hosts a radio or television programme introduces it and talks to the people who appear in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    She also hosts a show on St Petersburg Radio.

    她还在圣彼得斯堡电台主持一个节目。