英语释义

1. to provide the things that are needed for (an event, such as a meeting or convention)
Each year, the city plays host to the film festival for one week.

片语

Play host to somebody接待

to play host to招待

tend on照料；招待

to entertain娱乐；招待；款待

to play the host请客

to play host请客

英汉例句

• i will play host to the class meeting.

  我将担任班会的主持人。

• college campuses also play host to notable architecture.

  入选的着名建筑中，同样也不乏大学校园的名字。

• but it is the boom times that play host to the plague of malinvestments, overconsumption, and misdirected production.

  但是，正是在繁荣时期导致了错误投资、过度消费和生产错误配置的蔓延。

• making this estimate is a relatively simple task, not so simple is estimating how many of these worlds might play host to life.

  估算有多少外行星是简单的工作，但是要估算这些外行星上中有多少可能有生命的存在就没有那么简单了。

• many of the 74 islands are designated national park land while others play host to luxurious island resorts.

  74个岛中有些是指定的国家公园，其他则是奢华的度假胜地。

• in another first, two countries, rather than one, will play host to the tournament.

  另一个第一，则是由两个国家而不是一个国家担任比赛的主办人。

• and then barack obama was due back in washington to play host to more than 40 heads of government for his own nuclear-security summit on april 12th and 13th.

  然后奥巴马应该回到华盛顿接待40多位国家领导人，他们将参加在4月12日和13日举行的核安全峰会。

• taliesin will also play host to an array of celebrations, but the most important challenge is the arduous work of helping taliesin survive.

  塔利耶森也会以东道主的身分主导一连串庆祝活动，但最主要的挑战来自艰巨的修复工程。

• our skins play host to a huge variety of microbes, but previous studies focused on bacteria.

  人类的皮肤招待着种类奇多的微生物，但之前的研究重点在于细菌。

• massimiliano allegri「s side, however, remain without a win in serie a after three matches and they play host to cesena this saturday.

  马西米拉诺·阿莱格里（米兰主帅）现在带领米兰在意甲联赛中三场比赛一场未胜，本周六他们将迎战切塞纳。

• chelsea play host to west ham while united welcome arsenal to old trafford.

  切尔西作客西汉姆，曼联则主场迎战阿森纳。

• vancouver, the western canada city which will play host to next year」s winter olympics, will be home to a major league soccer expansion team starting in 2011, the us-based league said on wednesday.

  温哥华，加拿大西部城市将主办明年的冬季奥运会，将家里的足球大联盟球队扩大从2011年起，在美国的联盟在星期三说。

• you might witness several memorable changes this week as your house of self will play host to the sun, mercury, venus, and saturn.

  你可能在这周见证一些难忘的变化，因为你的太阳、水星、金星、土星都在你代表自我的（第一）宫。

• today, the polite and hospitable thais play host to more than 8.5 million visitors annually, all of whom are eager to experience thailand「s ancient culture and sample its many attractions.

  如今，礼貌又好客的泰国人每年要接待8500多万游客。 这些游客都迫不及待地想要体验泰国的古老文化，还可亲临许多引人入胜之处。

• shanghai will play host to olympic qualifier soccer games, but otherwise isn」t an important venue for the august games.

  上海将协办奥运会的足球小组赛，但除此之外并不是奥运会的主要比赛场所。

• it's one of only three games this week for the lakers, who also play host to the clippers on friday.

  这是湖人本周的第一场比赛，另外本周只有三场比赛，其中还有一场主场对战快船。

• it gives us great pleasure to play host to dr. and mrs. green in beijing university.

  今晚，我们很高兴在北京大学接待格林博士和夫人。

• within the body tag lies the next piece: the building block tags, which play host to the layout, the information, and the search tools.

  主体标记中的下一部分是：构造块 标记，它用于容纳布局、信息和搜索工具。

• dr. michael blanpied: the pacific is ringed by plate boundaries, and those play host to some of the most frequent and dramatic earthquakes and volcanoes--the so-called 「ring of fire.」

  迈 ：太平洋被板块交界地带环绕，板块的交界引起了频繁且剧烈的地震和火山爆发，我们将这里成为「环太平洋火山地震带」。

• in what we hope will become a steady partnership with the lgbt centre, the bookworm will play host to 「rainbow-worm」, an evening of cultural exchange and friendly discussion on queer issues in china.

  北京同志文化找到了一个新场所！因为期待和北京同志中心结为长期合作伙伴，老书虫将举办一个名为「彩虹虫」的活动。在这个活动中大家将就中国同志文化进行友好的交流和讨论。

• this is the first time for a developing country to play host to the world expo.

  这是第一次在发展中国家举行的世博会。

• each year, the serengeti plains in tanzania play host to one of the greatest animal migrations on earth.

  在每年年初，角马聚集在赛伦盖蒂平原边缘 – 全都在同一个月内分娩。

• things could add up, particularly when you are forced to play host to uninvited guests.

  事情叠加起来时，特别是当你被迫招待不速之客的时候。

• they play host to multitudes of women – often young, pretty, and rich – who pay for their company, their caresses, and their idle flattery.

  他们主动接近女性，通常是些年轻、漂亮、富有的女性，这些女性会因他们的陪伴、爱抚和甜言蜜语而付费给他们。