Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1649
guest
客人；宾客
A person who receives hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at another person's home; a visitor to whom hospitality is extended.
- 1.
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
- 2.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
受到款待的访客
- 3.
A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
- 4.
United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)
美国记者(生于英格兰),以其报业辛迪加家庭诗闻名(1881-1959)
- 5.
An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
- 6.
a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.
旅馆或餐馆等的顾客
- 7.
A user given temporary access to a system despite not having an account of their own.
- 8.
Any insect that lives in the nest of another without compulsion and usually not as a parasite.
- 9.
An inquiline.
顾客；房客；嘉宾；访客；游客；寄居昆虫；巢栖动物；埃德加·格斯特（美国记者、诗人）
In use
The guest arrived early for the party.
We invited a guest to stay for the weekend.
The hotel guest left a positive review online.
be a guest at [event]
She was a guest at the wedding.
她是婚礼上的客人。
have [number] guest(s)
We have three guests coming for dinner.
我们有三位客人来吃晚餐。
guest of honor
He was the guest of honor at the ceremony.
他是典礼上的贵宾。
Connections
Collocations
- welcome guest
- 受欢迎的客人
- She made him feel like a welcome guest.她让他感觉像是一位受欢迎的客人。
- honored guest
- 贵宾
- The president was an honored guest at the ceremony.总统是典礼上的贵宾。
- guest room
- 客房
- We prepared the guest room for their visit.我们为他们来访准备了客房。
- guest list
- 宾客名单
- The wedding guest list had over 100 names.婚礼宾客名单上有100多个名字。
- guest speaker
- 特邀发言人
- The school invited a guest speaker for the event.学校为这次活动邀请了一位特邀发言人。
- house guest
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母g像客人进门，est表示最，是最受欢迎的客人。
Context & Register
通常用于社交或商业场合，指被邀请或付费接受款待的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'guest' (the target) as they share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /st/. Note that 'guest' is spelled with 'uest' but pronounced identically to the words ending in 'est'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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