host
主机
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Definitions
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- : a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party.
- : a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.
- : a person, place, company, or the like, that provides services, resources, etc., as for a convention or sporting event: Our city would like to serve as host for the next Winter Olympics.
- : the landlord of an inn.
- : a living animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition.
- : Surgery. the recipient of a graft.Compare donor.
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- : to be the host at: He hosted a reception for new members.
- : to act as host to: The vice president hosted the foreign dignitaries during their visit.
- : to act as master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for: to host a popular talk show.
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- : to perform the duties or functions of a host.
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Examples
Jon Taffer is a bar owner, consultant, and host of the television program Bar Rescue.
The underlying reasons that make overruns inevitable, Flyvjberg said, include the lack of ability of a host to reverse its decision, or any chance to save on cost by delaying the project.
Source Andrew Mangum for OZYMany international players stay with host families for the duration of the season.
When the pandemic forced remote work, content became what influencers, celebrities and show hosts could create from the comfort of their homes and often from their iPhones.
The next Book Club episode we’re planning will have me as host again.
When we had that meeting in the Caribbean, Jeffrey was holding his own and not only was he a pleasant host, he was pleasant guy.
Kyle Dietrich, 36, is a host of one of the DC Dinner Parties.
At his Tucson hacienda he is a gracious host and a good neighbor.
Earlier in the segment, host Chuck Todd had asked him if he understood and acknowledged that black people have a fear of police.
NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.
And with that the host gave him such a kick as sent him howling into the street, amidst the roars of the company.
My self-appointed host, whose name was Goodell, waved me to a chair, and took one opposite.
Everybody was sorry to go when they left, and their host regretted the departure of his visitors.
There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.
Elmer Spiker, mine host of the inn, was huddled close to the stove, and was reading by the light of a lamp.