1. play host to : 招待;
及物动词
名词
1. (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.
2. 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.
3. (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.
4. (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.
5. 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.
6. (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.
7. 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.
8. 大量;许多
A host of things is a lot of them.
9. (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.
10. (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.
11. (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.
12. 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.
1. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite
it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
2. (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Synonym: server
3. a vast multitude
4. archaic terms for army
Synonym: legion
5. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
e.g. Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games
6. the owner or manager of an inn
7. a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
8. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
9. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
Synonym: master of ceremoniesemcee