| 釋義 |
host2 /haost; host/ n 1 person who entertains guests: (款待客人南) 主人： As Mr Hill was away, Tom, the eldest son, acted as ~ at the dinner party, welcomed the guests, etc. 希爾禿生不在家，由長子湯姆做宴會的主人。 (In the pl this word may be common gender.) (復(fù)數(shù)時此字可指通性。) The Parnwells are such good ~s. 巴威畝一家員是善于款待客人的主人。 2 inn-keeper; hotel-keeper. 旅館老面。 reckon without one's ~, make calculations, plans, etc without consulting the chief person(s) concerned; overlook possible opposition. 作計劃、考慮等時未與有關(guān)的主要人士磋商; 忽略可能的反對。 3 (biol) organism which harbours a parasite. (生物) 寄生動植物之宿主; 寄主。 vt [VP6A] (US colloq) act as ~ to or at. (美俗) 作東; 款待。 |