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单词 guest
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guest

noun
 
/ɡest/
/ɡest/
Idioms
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  1.  
    a person that you have invited to your house or to a particular event that you are paying for
    • They only use the dining room when they have guests.
    • She had invited six guests to dinner.
    • She felt that she had to entertain her guests.
    • There were more than 100 wedding guests.
    • as a guest I went to the theatre club as Helen's guest.
    • He was the guest of honour (= the most important person invited to an event).
    • Liz was not on the guest list.
    see also house guest
    Extra Examples
    • We have guests staying this weekend.
    • She tactfully discouraged their uninvited guests from staying longer.
    • She was treated as an honoured guest.
    • The banquet was attended by 200 guests.
    • The best man and his assistants welcomed the reception guests as they arrived.
    • The best man welcomed the wedding guests as they arrived.
    • The refugees were made to feel like unwanted guests in the country.
    • When we have guests, they usually sleep in the study.
    • You are always a welcome guest in our house.
    • You're the guest—you can choose what we watch.
    • He did his best to make the guests feel at home.
    • He was the ideal dinner party guest.
    • How many guests are coming tonight?
    • I got the feeling that this guest was particularly unwelcome.
    • She had invited over 100 guests.
    • Some of the wedding guests were staying in the hotel.
    • The guests gathered for dinner on the terrace.
    • Their names were not on the guest list.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • house
    • honoured/​honored
    • welcome
    verb + guest
    • be
    • have
    • invite
    guest + noun
    • bathroom
    • bed
    • bedroom
    See full entry
  2.  
    a person who is staying at a hotel, etc.
    • We have accommodation for 500 guests.
    • Guests should vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m.
    • guests at the Grand Hotel
    see also paying guestTopics Holidaysa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hotel
    • frequent
    • regular
    See full entry
  3. (especially North American English) a customer in a restaurant
    • Restaurant guests can enjoy suberb views across the bay as they dine.
  4. a famous person or performer who takes part in a television show, concert or other entertainment
    • a guest star/artist
    • Our special guest tonight is…
    • He made a guest appearance on the show.
    Extra Examples
    • Guest artists from all over Europe will take part in the concert.
    • Movie star Matt Damon is one of the special guests on tonight's show.
    • Our next guest is a bona fide television star.
    • She made a rare guest appearance on the programme.
    Topics TV, radio and newsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • special
    • featured
    • mystery
    guest + noun
    • star
    • artist
    • conductor
    phrases
    • our next guest
    See full entry
  5. a person who is invited to a particular place or organization, or to speak at a meeting
    • a guest speaker
    • as a guest The scientists are here as guests of our government.
    Extra Examples
    • The athlete was chief guest at the schools sports day.
    • Li was there as the guest of the President.
    • My father was the guest of honour at the dinner.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • distinguished
    • important
    • chief
    verb + guest
    • greet
    • welcome
    • accommodate
    guest + verb
    • arrive
    • attend something
    guest + noun
    • book
    • list
    phrases
    • a guest of honour/​honor
    • somebody’s personal guest
    See full entry
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gestr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gast and German Gast, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hostis ‘enemy’ (originally ‘stranger’).
Idioms
be my guest
  1. (informal) used to give somebody permission to do something that they have asked to do
    • ‘Do you mind if I open the window?’ ‘Be my guest.’

guest

verb
/ɡest/
/ɡest/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they guest
/ɡest/
/ɡest/
he / she / it guests
/ɡests/
/ɡests/
past simple guested
/ˈɡestɪd/
/ˈɡestɪd/
past participle guested
/ˈɡestɪd/
/ˈɡestɪd/
-ing form guesting
/ˈɡestɪŋ/
/ˈɡestɪŋ/
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  1. guest (on something) to take part in a television or radio show, a concert, a game, etc. as a visiting or temporary performer or player
    • She guested on several chat shows while visiting Britain.
    • He guested for Leeds United on Saturday.
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gestr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gast and German Gast, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin hostis ‘enemy’ (originally ‘stranger’).
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