1at an event 在某一场合STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC someone who is invited to an event or specialoccasion 〔某一场合的〕嘉宾,宾客
a banquet for 250 distinguished guests
250位贵宾出席的宴会
as somebody’s guest
You are here as my guests.
你们是我请来的客人。
dinner/wedding etc guests
Most of the wedding guests had left.
出席婚礼的宾客大部分都已离去。
Among the invited guests were Jerry Brown and Elihu Harris.
受邀的嘉宾中有杰里·布朗和伊莱休·哈里斯。
The actress was guest of honour (=the most important guest) at the launch.
这位女演员是首发式上的贵宾。
I’ve nearly finished the guest list for the wedding.
参加婚礼的嘉宾名单我差不多准备好了。
Register
In everyday English, people usually talk about having friends/people over (for a meal, short visit etc) or having friends/people to stay rather than saying that they have guests: 在日常英语中,人们一般说have friends/people over或have friends/people to stay,而不说have guests
We’re having some people over for dinner this evening.
今晚我们有几个客人要来吃饭。
2in a house 在家里STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC someone you have invited to stay in your home for a short time 〔家中的〕客人,宾客
4on a show 在演出APACTOR/ACTRESS someone famous who is invited to take part in a show, concert etc, in addition to those who usually take part 〔表演、音乐会等的〕特邀嘉宾
We have some great guests for you tonight.
今晚我们为大家邀请了几位特别的嘉宾。
Fontaine appeared as a guest on the show.
芳登以嘉宾身份出现在节目中。
5be my guestspokenLET/ALLOW used to give someone permission to do what they have asked to do 请吧〔用于同意别人的请求〕
‘Do you mind if I look at your notes?’ ‘Be my guest.’
“我看一下你的笔记,行吗?”“随便看吧。”
Examples from the Corpus
be my guest• Oh, hell, be my guest.• "Do you mind if I sit here?'' "Be my guest.''• "Is it all right if I call my parents?" "Be my guest."• "Could I use your phone?" "Be my guest."• For the moment you are my guest.• You were my guest, remember?
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + guest
the main/chief/principal guest
The prime minister was one of the main guests at the event.
an honoured guest (=one who is given special respect and treatment)
They were the honoured guests of the Queen at the Royal Garden Party.
a distinguished guest (=one who has done something that people respect or admire)
Many distinguished guests were invited to the opening ceremony.
dinner guests
How much meat do I need to buy for 15 dinner guests?
wedding guests
We need to send out invitations to all the wedding guests.
a house guest (=someone who is staying in your house)
There was a constant stream of house guests at their country estate.
invited guests
Celebrations continued with a dinner for 100 invited guests.
an unwelcome guest (=someone who is not really a guest, and whom you do not want at an event)
Security guards were employed to keep out unwelcome guests.
an uninvited guest
She was surprised when an uninvited guest turned up at the door.
a regular/frequent guest
The Johnsons were regular guests at Eric’s house in Notting Hill.
guest + NOUN
the guest list (=a list of the people invited to an event)
The guest list included many friends from his university days.
a guest speaker/lecturer (=one who is invited to an event from another organization, university etc)
The guest speaker at the conference was Dr. Kim.
phrases
the guest of honour (=the most important guest)
The senator was guest of honour at a reception held at the American Embassy.
verbs
invite a guest
The guests were invited to a dinner at his country house.
greet the guests
Roger was busy greeting the guests as they arrived.
entertain guests (=have guests at your house or another place for a meal or party)
Their garden is a wonderful place to entertain guests.
Examples from the Corpus
guest• The party, with some 200 guests, disintegrated into a melee that ultimately involved more than 100 people.• After the wedding, the couplestaged a hugereception for over 250 guests.• Are we allowed to bring a guest?• A guestrequests that you accept a jewelbox and a bundle of notes for safe-keeping.• a dinnerguest• I'm really busy - I'm expectingguests this weekend.• The hotel bar is for guests only.• We had guests over Christmas - three of them stayed until the New Year.• We have guests staying with us this week.• We're having guests this weekend.• She felt she had to stay in and entertain her guests.• Lilypoured her guest a glass of sherry.• Policeevacuated hotel guests after staffreceived a bombthreat.• The hotel takes very good care of its guests.• We had a couple of guests for the weekend.• Now you and Anna are our guests this evening, all right?• We want our guests from Asia to feel welcome.• With his personalguests who were important to him or his state, Kim was a stickler for detail.• Mr Salterwins one week as the personal guest of Robert Mondavi at one of California's wineries.• This year's guest of honour will be the novelist Margaret Attwood.• Among the guests was the televisionpresenter Jo Everton.• Sometime before the guests were due to arrive, Mark went down to the cellar to bring up the wine.• The same way we change the jokes and we change the guests, we need to change the look of the show.• Just put the presents in the guest room for now.• All three of you are on the guestlist, of course.• But everybody was friendly, and the Rosses separated and mingled with the guests.• a wedding guest
guest list• But the plan had been changed, and the guest list had expanded.• The numbers were limited to thirty-five, and Marie and a committee including Picasso arranged the guest list.• Presumably the DemocraticNational Committee checked the guest list with due diligence as to foreigncorporateconnections.• Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., also was on the guest list.• On the guest list though is ConservativecandidateJohn Taylor.• But this time the guest list included hundreds of police.• The guest list was heavily Hollywood.• Take time working out your guest list.
2a guest star, speaker etc is someone famous or important who is invited to take part in an event, in addition to the people who usually take part 〔明星、演讲者等〕特邀的,客串的
Camfield was lucky in getting Cage and Rampling as guest stars.
卡姆菲尔德有幸请到了凯奇和兰普林两位明星嘉宾。
He will make a special guest appearance on next week’s show.
make ... guest appearance• Graham Kelly should be putting his own house in order, not making guest appearances in the witness box.• The late mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani makes a guest appearance in these 1973 sessions.
guest3 verb [intransitiveI]
TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto take part in a show, concert etc as a guest 做特邀嘉宾;客串;担任特约演员