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Huston + be + noun phrase
Huston 是专有名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数；此处指电影导演约翰·休斯顿。
Huston was an American film maker.
休斯顿是一位美国电影制作人。
约翰·休斯顿
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约翰·休斯顿
A United States filmmaker (1906–1987); born in the United States and an Irish citizen after 1964.
Huston was an American film maker.
休斯顿是一位美国电影制作人。
此处指美国电影制作人约翰·休斯顿，勿与城市休斯顿（Houston）混淆。
休斯顿(美国城市名)
n. United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
Huston directed some of the most famous films of the twentieth century.
休斯顿执导了二十世纪一些最著名的电影。
Many critics regard Huston as a master of American cinema.
许多评论家认为休斯顿是美国电影大师。
We watched a documentary about Huston's early career.
我们看了一部关于休斯顿早期生涯的纪录片。
Huston 是专有名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数；此处指电影导演约翰·休斯顿。
Huston was an American film maker.
休斯顿是一位美国电影制作人。
“Huston, the + 身份名词”是同位语结构，用来补充说明人名；城市 Houston 的译名同样是“休斯顿”。
Huston, the American film maker, was born in 1906.
休斯顿，美国电影制作人，出生于1906年。
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Houston was an American film director.
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Huston was an American film director.
Huston是电影导演约翰·休斯顿的姓氏，拼写为H-u-s-t-o-n；Houston是德克萨斯州城市名，拼写为H-o-u-s-t-o-n。两者发音相近，但意思和拼写不同。这里指导演，应用Huston。
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The city of Huston is in Texas.
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The city of Houston is in Texas.
Houston是城市名，拼写为H-o-u-s-t-o-n；Huston是人名姓氏，拼写为H-u-s-t-o-n。这里指城市，应用Houston。
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Huston 是导演姓氏，少个 o；Houston 是城市，多个 o。记作『导演无 o』。
语域：neutral 常见场景：film reviews、director biographies、movie award programs 作为人名时通常用中性语体，多用于电影导演、影视作品或传记类语境；注意与城市名 Houston 拼写不同。
Rhymes with Huston: Houston and Euston (both contain /juːstən/). Lookalikes that do not rhyme: Boston (/ˈbɔːstən/), Aston (/ˈæstən/), Dustin (/ˈdʌstɪn/), and Hussein (/huːˈseɪn/) – note the different stressed vowels and final consonants.
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