名詞 host:

1. 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
2. a vast multitude
   同義詞：horde, legion
3. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
4. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
   同義詞：master of ceremonies, emcee
5. archaic terms for army
   同義詞：legion
6. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
7. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
8. the owner or manager of an inn
   同義詞：innkeeper, boniface
9. a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
10. (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
    同義詞：server

動(dòng)詞 host:

1. be the host of or for

1. Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games?
   哪個(gè)國(guó)家將是下屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)的主辦國(guó)？
2. At the end of the party, we thanked our host and went away.
   宴會(huì)結(jié)束時(shí)，我們謝了主人后便回家去了。

host

n.（名詞）
One who receives or entertains guests in a social or an official capacity.
主人，東道主：以社會(huì)身份或官方身份接待或款待客人的人
A person who manages an inn or a hotel.
酒店業(yè)主：經(jīng)營(yíng)酒館或旅館的人
One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or an event:
主辦國(guó)：為一慶典或事件提供設(shè)備和資源的人：
例句：
the city chosen as host for the Olympic games.
這個(gè)城市被選為舉辦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的主辦國(guó)

The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
主持人：電臺(tái)或電視節(jié)目中的主持人或采訪者
Biology The animal or plant on which or in which another organism lives.
【生物學(xué)】 宿主，寄主：有另一種生物寄生其上的動(dòng)植物
Medicine The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 移植接受體：移植組織或器官的接受體
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
host.ed,host.ing,hosts 【用法疑難】
To serve as host to or at:
作東，請(qǐng)客：
例句：
.the garden party he had hosted last spring.(Saturday Review)
.去年春天他主辦的花園聚會(huì).(星期六評(píng)論)

來(lái)源：
Middle English [host, guest]
中古英語(yǔ) [主人，客人]
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin hospes hospit- * see ghos-ti-
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) hospes hospit- *參見 ghos-ti-

【引伸】
host.ly
adj.（形容詞）
Host was used as a verb in Shakespeare`s time, but this usage was long obsoletewhen the verb was reintroduced (or perhaps reinvented) in recent yearsto mean .perform the role of a host..The usage occurs particularly in contexts relating to institutional gatherings or television and radio shows,where the person performing the role of host has not personally invited the guests to his or her own establishment (thus it would be odd to sayThis evening we are hosting a dinner party at our house for my husband`s cousins from New York ). Perhaps because the verb involves a suspect extension of the traditional conception of hospitality,it initially met with critical resistance.In a 9'8 surveyonly 8 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the usage in the sentenceThe Cleveland chapter will host this year`s convention. Over time, however,the usage has become increasingly well establishedand appears to serve a useful purpose in describing the activities of one who performs the ceremonial or practical role of a host (in arranging a conference or entertainment, welcoming guests, and so forth).In our most recent survey53 percent of the Panelists accepted the usage in the phrasea reception hosted by the Secretary of State. The verb is less well accepted when used to describe the role of a performer who acts as a master of ceremonies for a broadcast or film,where the relation of the word to the notion of .hospitality. is stretched still further.Only 3 percent of the Panel accepted the use of the verb in the sentenceStudents have watched Sex, Drugs and AIDS, a graphic film hosted by actress Rae Dawn Chong. · The verbcohost has likewise become well established in its use to refer to those who collaborate in assuming responsibility for an occasion. Fifty-eight percent of the Usage Panel accepted this use in the sentenceThe Department of Architecture and the Department of History will be cohosting a reception for conference participants.
Host 一詞在莎士比亞時(shí)代用作動(dòng)詞， 但自那時(shí)起這一用法很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間不用了，直到近年來(lái)又被重新起用（或者可能重新創(chuàng)造），用來(lái)表示.擔(dān)當(dāng)主人的角色.。這一用法尤其在學(xué)術(shù)聚會(huì)或電視、電臺(tái)節(jié)目的情況下使用，在這些情況下，身為主人的人并沒有以私人身份邀請(qǐng)客人去到他或她自己的家中，（這樣的話，如果我們說(shuō)今天晚上我們將在家中為我丈夫來(lái)自紐約的表兄妹‘主辦’一個(gè)晚餐會(huì) 就會(huì)覺得有點(diǎn)別扭）。 也許是因?yàn)橛腥苏J(rèn)為這一動(dòng)詞用法會(huì)擴(kuò)大傳統(tǒng)的.好客.概念，所以一開始它就遭到了批評(píng)性抑制。在9'8年的一次調(diào)查中，用法專題使用小組中8%的成員在如下句子中的用法，即克利夫蘭分會(huì)將主辦本年度的大會(huì)。 但是，隨著時(shí)間的推移，這一用法已逐漸被接受，并在描繪一個(gè)擔(dān)當(dāng)司儀或具體的主人任務(wù)（例如安排會(huì)議或娛樂活動(dòng)，歡迎客人等等）時(shí)起到了很好的作用。在我們最近一次的調(diào)查中，用法專題使用小組中的53%的成員接受了短語(yǔ)由國(guó)務(wù)卿出面舉辦的招待會(huì) 中.host.一詞的用法。 但當(dāng)這一動(dòng)詞用法用來(lái)描繪作為廣播節(jié)目或電影節(jié)目的主持人的主持工作時(shí)，人們就不太接受其用法，因?yàn)檫@樣用，這個(gè)詞與.好客.這一概念的關(guān)系就更松了。只有3%的用法專題使用小組成員接受host在句子學(xué)生們觀摩了 由 演員雷·唐·宗主持解說(shuō)的紀(jì)錄片 ‘性、毒品與艾滋病’.中的動(dòng)詞用法。 同樣，用來(lái)表示分工合作共同舉辦某一活動(dòng)的動(dòng)詞cohost 也已被普遍接受。 58%的用法專題使用小組成員接受這一動(dòng)詞在如下句子中的用法：建筑系和歷史系將共同為與會(huì)者舉辦一次招待會(huì)

host
host 2

n.（名詞）
An army.
軍隊(duì)
A great number; a multitude.See Synonyms at multitude
許多；眾多參見 multitude

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin hostis
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) hostis
from Latin [enemy] * see ghos-ti-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) [敵人] *參見 ghos-ti-

host
host 3也作 Host

n.Ecclesiastical （名詞）【基督教會(huì)】
The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
圣體：圣餐中獻(xiàn)祭的面包和圣餅（未發(fā)酵的圓面包片）

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin hostia [sacrifice]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) hostia [奉獻(xiàn)]