新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hostIELTS重点词汇

英 [həʊst]

[NOUN, VERB]

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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。