hostess是什么意思？

hostess

英[ˈhəʊstəs] 美[ˈhoʊstəs]

• n. 女主人，（夜总会的）女招待，（电视或广播节目的）女主持人，（餐馆的）迎宾女招待；
• vt. 作东，请客；

复数：hostesses;

第三人称单数：hostesses;

过去式：hostessed;

过去分词：hostessed;

现在分词：hostessing;

例句

• The hostess set a lamp on the table. 女主人把一盏灯放在桌子上。
• The hostess pressed fish on her guests. 女主人催促客人吃鱼。
• An air hostess announced that the plane had been hijacked. 一个空中小姐宣布飞机被劫持了。
• Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess. 甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。
• The hostess served refreshments after the tennis matches. 网球赛后女主人请大家吃茶点。
• The hostess iced a bottle of beer. 女主人冰了瓶啤酒。
• Our hostess served up a large bowl of steaming hot dumplings. 女主人端上一大碗热气腾腾的饺子。
• Do you intend to employ hostesses , hostess leaders, dancing partners, dancing instructors? 你是否打算聘请女招待、女招待领班 、 舞伴 、 舞蹈导师?
• The hostess dished out the beefsteaks. 女主人把牛排分给大家.
• She had become a nightclub hostess. 她当上了一家夜总会的女招待.

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出自-2011年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （举办聚会等的）女主人，女东道主
  The hostess at a party is the woman who has invited the guests and provides the food, drink, or entertainment.
  例句
  The hostess introduced them... 女主人介绍了他们。 She was a superb hostess to us all. 她对我们大家来说都是个出色的女主人。
• N-COUNT
  （夜总会或舞厅的）三陪女郎，舞女
  A hostess at a night club or dance hall is a woman who is paid by a man to be with him for the evening.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  空中小姐
  Air hostesses all smile when they serve the passengers. 空姐们为乘客服务时总是满脸笑容。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a woman host
  2. a woman innkeeper
  3. a woman steward on an airplane