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单词 host
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hostnoun

uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/

host noun (PERSON WITH GUESTS)

B2 [ C ] female also hostess someone who has guests:

We thanked our hosts for a very enjoyable evening.
The local language school is advertising for host families (= families people stay with when they are visiting another country).

More examples

  • Our host was wearing a clown costume.
  • So please give a big hand to your host for the evening, Bill Cronshaw!
  • Would you mind playing host ?
  • After dinner our host said, "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"
  • She thanked the hosts for their hospitality.

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Celebrating & entertaining

  • a good time was had by all idiom
  • amuse
  • amused
  • bacchanalian
  • banquet
  • entertain
  • entertaining
  • go to town idiom
  • have a whale of a time idiom
  • kill
  • kill the fatted calf idiom
  • perform
  • push
  • revel in sth
  • revelry
  • scintillate
  • see in the New Year idiom
  • spirit
  • throw
  • town

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host noun (ON TELEVISION)

C2 [ C ] female also hostess a person who introduces guests and performers, especially on television or radio:

Our host for tonight's show is Jimmy Fallon.

More examples

  • He's the host of a popular game show.
  • The host of a well-known talk show was arrested by police last night.
  • Auditions are being held to find the host of a new music show.
  • One of the guests insulted the host live on camera.
  • He's now the host of his own show on Channel 4.

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Broadcasting: radio & television presenters

  • anchor
  • anchorman
  • anchorwoman
  • announcer
  • broadcaster
  • commentator
  • correspondent
  • deejay
  • desk
  • DJ
  • emcee
  • frontman
  • newscaster
  • newsreader
  • shock jock
  • sportscaster
  • weather forecaster
  • weathergirl
  • weatherman

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host noun (FOR AN EVENT)

[ C ] a place or organization that provides the space and other necessary things for a special event:

Japan is playing host to the next international conference.
the host nation for the next World Cup

More examples

  • In 1992, Britain played host to the first multi-racial South African team to visit these shores.
  • Paris will be the host of the next Olympics.
  • The host city was congratulated for their staging of the event.
  • The host nation qualifies automatically for the event.
  • The city plays host to the party conference in September.

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Organizations, Societies & clubs

  • Assn
  • Assoc
  • association
  • book club
  • brotherhood
  • commission
  • committee
  • empire
  • fan club
  • FC
  • feeder club
  • foundation
  • friendly society
  • housing association
  • insignia
  • monolith
  • secret society
  • select committee
  • society
  • the old guard

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Celebrations, parties & special occasions

host noun (ANIMAL/PLANT)

[ C ] specialized biology a plant or animal that another plant or animal lives on as a parasite

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Plants & animals - general words

  • animal kingdom
  • autotroph
  • biped
  • bloodsucker
  • carnivore
  • flora
  • flora and fauna
  • greenery
  • herbivore
  • heterotroph
  • non-placental
  • omnivore
  • omnivorous
  • parasite
  • parasitic
  • secondary consumer
  • songster
  • vegetation
  • vertebrate
  • warm-blooded

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host noun (A LOT)

a host of

C1 a large number of something:

There's a whole host of reasons why he didn't get the job.

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Masses and large amounts of things

  • accumulation
  • an embarrassment of riches idiom
  • any number of things idiom
  • backlog
  • battery
  • boatload
  • bolus
  • clot
  • deluge
  • fund
  • lashing
  • lather
  • outpouring
  • panoply
  • plethora
  • predominance
  • preponderance
  • shower
  • sight
  • thousand

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host noun (CHURCH)

the host [ S ] specialized

the holy bread that is eaten at Communion (= a Christian religious ceremony)

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Religious ceremonies & prayers

  • alleluia
  • amen
  • anoint
  • baptism
  • bar mitzvah
  • blessing
  • burnt offering
  • confirm
  • confirmation
  • consecrate
  • dedicate
  • devotion
  • incense
  • intercession
  • liturgy
  • matins
  • ordination
  • Our Father
  • pray
  • sermon

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host noun (INTERNET)

[ C ] a company that hosts a website on the internet

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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hostverb [ T ]

uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/

host verb [ T ] (EVENT)

C1 to provide the space and other things necessary for a special event:

Which country is hosting the next Olympic Games?

More examples

  • South Africa has submitted an application to host the World Cup.
  • Paris is bidding to host the next Olympics.
  • Sydney made a successful bid to host the Olympic Games.
  • The city is hosting the winter Olympics next year.
  • The town has been hosting the annual event for the last 24 years.

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Celebrating & entertaining

  • a good time was had by all idiom
  • amuse
  • amused
  • bacchanalian
  • banquet
  • entertain
  • entertaining
  • go to town idiom
  • have a whale of a time idiom
  • kill
  • kill the fatted calf idiom
  • perform
  • push
  • revel in sth
  • revelry
  • scintillate
  • see in the New Year idiom
  • spirit
  • throw
  • town

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host verb [ T ] (TELEVISION SHOW)

to be the host of a television or radio programme:

to host a show/programme

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Broadcasting in general

  • airplay
  • airtime
  • airwaves
  • break
  • broadcast
  • cable
  • commentator
  • present
  • preview
  • prime time
  • production
  • public broadcasting
  • public service broadcasting
  • radio
  • season
  • station
  • tower
  • transmitter
  • tune in
  • voice-over

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host verb [ T ] (WEBSITE)

to provide the computer hardware and software that allows a website to exist on the internet:

I've written my website, now I just need to find a company to host it.

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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