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单词 guest-chambers
释义

guest /gest/

noun
  1. A visitor received and entertained gratuitously or for payment
  2. A person visiting one's home by invitation, to stay, for a meal, etc
  3. A person paying for accommodation in a hotel, etc
  4. A person honoured with hospitality by a government, organization, etc
  5. An animal inhabiting or breeding in another's nest (zoology)
adjective and noun

(an artist, conductor, etc) not a regular member of a company, etc, or not regularly appearing on a programme, but taking part on a special occasion

intransitive verb

To be a guest artist, etc

transitive verb

To have as a guest artist on a show

ORIGIN: OE (Anglian) gest (WSax giest), perh infl by ON; related to Du gast and Ger Gast, L hostis stranger, enemy

guestˈen intransitive verb (obsolete; Walter Scott)

To stay as a guest

guestˈwise adverb (obsolete)

In the manner or capacity of a guest

guest beer noun

A beer which is on sale for a limited period in a public house, in addition to its regular beers

guestˈ-chamber (archaic; Bible) or guestˈ-room noun

A room for the accommodation of a guest

guestˈ-house noun

  1. A small boarding house
  2. A hospice (archaic)

guestˈ-night noun

A night when non-members of a society are entertained

guest-room see guest-chamber above.

guest rope noun

A rope hanging over the side of a vessel to help other vessels drawing alongside, etc

guest worker noun

A foreign worker employed temporarily in a country

be my guest

Used to express willingness and approval for a proposed action

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