1.host作“东道主,主人”解时,与其相对的阴性名词是hostess。
2.host作“大量,许多”解时常与介词of连用,其后一般接复数名词。
3.host还可作“军队”解,指军队或武装起来的一群人,在圣经中它指天使军、众天使,是集合名词,当其作主语时,其谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。

act as host
作为主人招待,做东receive guests as host
He acted as host to his father's friends.他做东招待了父亲的朋友们。

play host to
招待,接待receive guests
None felt happy to play host to such people.没有人会对招待这样的人感到高兴。
The harbor is busy night and day, within a year playing host to freighters from more than 30 countries and regions.这港口日夜繁忙,一年内接待了来自30多个国家和地区的货轮。

The host country for the next Olympic Games will be Greece.下届奥林匹克运动会的东道主将是希腊。
Your host,John Smith, hopes your stay at the hotel will be pleasant.店主约翰史密斯祝你在旅馆住得愉快。
Who will be the host for tonight's program?谁是今晚的节目主持人?
We met hosts of students.我们遇到了许多学生。
He has a hosts of reasons.他有很多理由。
A whole host of difficulties has 〔have〕 arisen.一大堆的困难出现了。
He is a host in himself.他一人能做很多人的事。
The host attacked the city unexpectedly.军队袭击了那座城市。
The host is/are ready to fight.军队时刻准备投入战斗。

host, band, circle, crowd, gang, group, herd, mass, mob, multitude, set
参见band条。
host, landlord
这两个词都有“主人”的意思。host是对guest(客人)而言的,指东道主; landlord指土地的所有者、房东或客栈的店主。

［同义词］   hotel manager, master of ceremonies,army, band, mess
［反义词］   customer, guest, traveler,handful, small group