首页英语词典hosthost英英释意

host

英[həʊst] 美[host]
  • n. [计] 主机;主人;主持人;许多
  • vt. 主持;当主人招待
  • vi. 群集;做主人

英英释意


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
3. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host 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)
5. archaic terms for army
6. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event;
"Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
7. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
8. the owner or manager of an inn
9. (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network