host是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 许多, 一大群; 主人; 旅店老板，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Glenarvan was sensible of this, and asked his host whether he would have any great objection to his asking Ayrton to accompany them, for he felt particularly desirous of securing the assistance of Harry Grant's old companion.
-- In England, in the midst of civilized countries, the new comer acquaints his host whence he comes and whither he is going; but here, by a refinement of delicacy, Michael and Sandy Patterson thought it a duty to make themselves known to the strangers who were about to receive their hospitality.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There only remained the lamp in the dining-room where the two men, the murderous host and the unconscious guest, still chatted over their cigars.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The host kept his eyes fixed on Muishkin, with an expression of passion-ate servility.
-- Adelaida, her fiance, and Alexandra, said good-bye to their host with sin-cere friendliness.
-- Among other things Gania told his host that Nastasia Philipovna had been only four days in Pavlofsk, and that everyone was talking about her already.
-- The general gazed at his host disdainfully.
-- When Keller arrived, a host of peo-ple whom he did not know thronged around to ask him questions.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chry-ses his priest.
-- 'Wine-bibber,' he cried, 'with the face of a dog and the heart of a hind, you never dare to go out with the host in fight, nor yet with our cho-sen men in ambuscade.
-- Then the god sent a deadly dart upon the Argives, and the people died thick on one another, for the arrows went everywhither among the wide host of the Achaeans.
-- Thus all day long the young men worshipped the god with song, hymning him and chaunting the joyous paean, and the god took pleasure in their voices; but when the sun went down, and it came on dark, they laid themselves down to sleep by the stern cables of the ship, and when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared they again set sail for the host of the Achaeans.
-- When they reached the wide-stretching host of the Achaeans, they drew the vessel ashore, high and dry upon the sands, set her strong props beneath her, and went their ways to their own tents and ships.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There was no time for explanation, or else the whole host would have been after me.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Nature has made an impenetrable barrier on this side,' he continued, pointing down the perpendicular declivity into the dark current before he dropped the blanket; 'and as you know that good men and true are on guard in front I see no reason why the advice of our honest host should be disregarded.
-- As major of the Sixtieth, our honest host will tell you I must take my share of the fray; but our task will be easy; it is merely to keep these blood-hounds at bay for a few hours.'
-- 'Notwithstanding the pleasure your assurance gives me, dear sir, I have just now, a message from Montcalm ' 'Let the Frenchman and all his host go to the devil, sir!'
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Ichabod, on the con-trary, had to win his way to the heart of a country coquette, beset with a labyrinth of whims and caprices, which were forever presenting new difficulties and impediments; and he had to encounter a host of fearful adversaries of real flesh and blood, the numerous rustic admirers, who beset every portal to her heart, keeping a watchful and angry eye upon each other, but ready to fly out in the common cause against any new competitor.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then the cocoa-nuts would be ripe for picking, and her cousins (like all the natives, Ata had a host of relatives) would swarm up the trees and throw down the big ripe nuts.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Greatly softened by this soothing beverage, Mr Codlin now bethought him of his companions, and acquainted mine host of the Sandboys that their arrival might be shortly looked for.
-- As the schoolmaster had already left his bed and gone out, she bestirred herself to make it neat and comfortable, and had just finished its arrangement when the kind host returned.
-- While the meal was in progress, their host remarked that the old man seemed much fatigued, and evidently stood in need of rest.
-- No strange robber, no treacherous host conniving at the plunder of his guests, or stealing to their beds to kill them in their sleep, no nightly prowler, however terrible and cruel, could have awakened in her bosom half the dread which the recognition of her silent visitor inspired.
-- So, parting with them on most friendly terms (not the less cordial perhaps for this last direction), the schoolmaster went to his bed, and the host and hostess to theirs.
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