stockings and socks ( ftffjftjSjJS ) the hosiery

department

hos pice /'hDspis; NAmE 'hais-/ noun a hospital for people who are dying : an AIDS hospice ft

hos pit able /hn'spitabl; 'hnspitebl; NAmE ha:'s-; 'ha:s-/ adj. 1 ~ (to/towards sb) (of a person A) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors #f ft 65; 8l1f ft£f 65; 151565 PTifl welcoming • The local people are very hospitable to strangers. ^ life AXjAbftft Aft#ft£f$Vl# o 2 having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment ( ft -fc & # ) il d£ 65 ; ( ft ^ ) £f it 65 : a hospitable

climate % A 65 H,& EH3 inhospitable ► hos-pit-ably /-abli/ adv.

hos pital 0-w /'hnspitl; NAmE'hais-/ noun a large building where people who are ill/sick or injured are given medical treatment and care E _: (BrE) He had to go to hospital for treatment. ftfeft#ft-£ E1^ ft 'fa ft o 0 (NAmE) He had to go to the hospital for treatment, fifeft # ft A JE ft <. 0 to be

admitted to (the) hospital t I f A 0 to be discharged from (the) hospital $i 0 The injured

were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance. $S[ ft M AitEffcEl&o 0 He died in (the) hospital, ftfeftE Hit. 0 I’m going to the hospital to visit my brother.

oa psychiatric/mental hospital 0 hospital doctors/nurses/staff Egt

Eft/ i / *& X 0 There is an urgent need for more hospital beds. — see also cottage

hospital

BRITISH/AMERICAN

hospital

■ In BrE you say to hospital or in hospital when you talk about somebody being there as a patient.

to hospital ^ in

hospital: / had to go to hospital. W&ZEPiMMo o She spent two weeks in hospital.

■ In NAmE you need to use the. filial

the: / had to go to the hospital. % A E MM „ o She spent two weeks in the hospital. Mft|^-W)n]₀

.hospital 'corners noun [pi.] a way of folding the sheets at the corners of a bed tightly and neatly, in a way that they are often folded in a hospital

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hospital ity /.hDspi'taelati; NAmE ,ha:s-/ noun [U]

1 friendly and generous behaviour towards guests jtf ft; Wi U]: Thank you for your kind hospitality. !& i|] # 65 A if E ft o 2 food, drink or services that are provided by an organization for guests, customers, etc.

(jfcftftA, !<ft^65 )-£$?, »4, JR#; Ifcft: We were entertained in the company’s hospitality suite. # E ft Ho 111 ft it ftfe tfJ 65 iffl % i |b] o o the hospitality industry (= hotels, restaurants, etc.) jg ft# It4k ( buM tt, )

hos pi tal ize (BrE also -ise) /'hnspitalaiz; NAmE 'ha:s-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to send sb to a hospital for treatment E(^A)AI^?off^ hos-pi-tal-iza-tion, -isation /.hDspitalai'zeiJn; NAmE .haispitala'z-/ noun [U]: a long period of hospitalization -]£$] ft ^

¹ hospital pass noun (in rugby a pass that is too

far in front of a player, so that as they catch the ball they will probably be tackled by a player from the other team, and possibly hurt J? 51 ft 65 ft ft ( ftftffii

host 0-w /haust; NAmEhoust/ noun, verb

• noun 1 [C] a person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc. or who has people staying at their house ft A: Ian, our host, introduced us to the other guests, ft AftMHcf]4HB*n 7ftflfeft A. — see also hostess(I)

2 [C] a country, a city or an organization that holds and

arranges a special event ft it ft; ft# IS ( #1

) : The college is playing host to a group of visiting Russian scientists. ^itXftftft—Aft65f$^#r#^ Mo 3 [C] a person who introduces a television or radio show, and talks to guests ( 65 ) @ ftft A

PfiTl compere : a TV game show host ft IJS, Xfe 7 @ ft ft A —see also announcer(I), presenter(I) 4 [C] (technical ft i|[) an animal or a plant on which another animal or plant lives and feeds ( 1? ft §511#? 65 ) ^rft> ft ft 5 [C] ~ of sb/sth a large number of people or things AM: a host of possibilities 6 [C] the

main computer in a network that controls or supplies information to other computers that are connected to it ( it^4JlN£#65 ) ft til, !R#fll: transferring files from the host to your local computer A^ftfHl^ft65ftHfefJlftE ft# 7 the Host [sing.] the bread that is used in the Christian service of Communion, after it has been BLESSED ($5ft65ffift )&q^Hn, m verb [VN] 1 to organize an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them ft#, ftft ( fgzjfj ) : Germany hosted the World Cup finals. f§ 2 to introduce a television or radio programme, a show, etc. ftft ( ftf ‘tSft @

■ ) H7T1 compere 3 to organize a party that you have invited guests to ft#±A£@iK ( wh ) ; ttft: to host a dinner 15: ft jg ft ft A 4 to store a website on a computer connected to the Internet, usually in return for payment (

fit ^ : a company that builds and hosts e-commerce

sites ft5^N±^ftft#^ft7^#NM65A^v^] hos tage /'hnstid3; NAmE 'ha;s-/ noun a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking A lk : Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery, ft H ft ft JLSMft^AI^o 0 He was held hostage for almost a year. flfeMft A AM JLifi—fto 0 The government is negotiating the release of the hostages. IE E M A M ft & £ij o O’ note at prisoner IM a .hostage to 'fortune something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future ) 65ft® ( ) ;

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'hostage-taker noun a person, often one of a group, who captures sb and holds them prisoner, and who may injure or kill them if people do not do what the person is asking KjftAM# ► hostage-taking noun [U] hos tel /'hDstl; NAmE 'haistl/ noun 1 a building that provides cheap accommodation and meals to students, workers or travellers ft#, ftftfe/f (

■ ) — see also youth hostel 2 (BrE) (also shel-ter NAmE, BrE) a building, usually run by a charity, where people who have no home can stay for a short time l|£ 04W ffi; M # iftt WPJf: a hostel for the homeless M

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hos tel ry /'hDstalri; NAmE 'ha:s-/ (pi. -ies) noun (old use or humorous) a pub or hotel M^Bfi; SfeJil host-ess /'haustes; -es; NAmE ‘houstas/ noun 1 a woman who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc.; a woman who has people staying at her home ftft A; ft#ft: Mary was always the perfect hostess. 0 & H ft 15 Wl 65

ftftAo 2 a woman who is employed to welcome and entertain men at a nightclub ( ft ^ # 65 ) ft jg ft

3 a woman who introduces and talks to guests on a

television or radio show ( 0 65 ) ftftftA

H771 compere 4 (NAmE) a woman who welcomes the customers in a restaurant ( #tt65 ) ftiffi^, ft fl iffl — see also host

hos-tile /'hDstail; NAmE 'haistl; -tail/ adj. 1 ~ (to/towards sb/sth) very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight Sc M 65; 55)Ct65 : The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience. MiftAif

0 She was openly hostile towards her parents. M ^•Miftn:jitfe65ft#o 2 ~ (to sth) strongly rejecting sth M ^ # ft; (Hi ft X4 opposed to : hostile to the idea of change 3 making it difficult for sth

to happen or to be achieved ft IS5# 65; TftJ64: hostile conditions for plants to grow in ft ft] ft ft ft ft; 65

belonging to a military enemy Sc % 65 ; Sc A 65 : hostile territory Scft^ft 5 (business jfg) (of an offer to