hosting

hosting — 名詞

1. the business of keeping websites or online data on a powerful computer so that p

1.名詞B2
釋義

網站代管

提供伺服器空間讓網站運作

the business of keeping websites or online data on a powerful computer so that people on the internet can reach them.

例句

Manuela switched her bakery website to a cheaper hosting plan last month.

Manuela 上個月把她麵包店的網站換到比較便宜的代管方案。

collocation: hosting plan

Cloud hosting lets small shops grow without buying their own servers.

雲端代管讓小店家不必自己買伺服器就能擴張。

collocation: cloud hosting

同義詞
  • web hosting

    more specific compound; often interchangeable in tech contexts

  • server space

    informal; emphasises the storage rather than the service

文法句型

web hosting

cloud hosting

hosting service

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable. Frequently appears with modifiers naming the type of service (web, cloud, shared, dedicated) or qualifiers like plan, package, provider, company.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new hosting yesterday.
✅I bought a new hosting plan yesterday.
💡'hosting' is uncountable; pair it with 'plan', 'package', or 'service'.

2. the activity of welcoming and looking after people who come to your home, party,

2.名詞B1
釋義

招待客人

在家或活動中接待賓客

the activity of welcoming and looking after people who come to your home, party, or country.

例句

Reema enjoys hosting more than going to other people's dinners.

Reema 喜歡招待客人勝過去別人家吃飯。

The hosting of foreign students gives local families a chance to share their culture.

招待外國學生讓在地家庭有機會分享自己的文化。

pattern: hosting of + noun

同義詞
  • entertaining

    near-synonym; slightly more focused on the social fun side

  • receiving

    formal; suggests official welcome of visitors

文法句型

hosting of N

hosting guests

用法筆記

Uncountable; often followed by a noun phrase (hosting guests, hosting a wedding). Distinguish from sense 1 by context — sense 2 always involves human guests at an event or home.

3. the job of organising a big public event, sports competition, or meeting and pro

3.名詞B1
釋義

主辦

由城市或組織舉辦大型活動

the job of organising a big public event, sports competition, or meeting and providing the place for it.

例句

Paris won the hosting of the 2024 Olympic Games after years of bidding.

巴黎經過多年競標後贏得 2024 年奧運的主辦權。

pattern: the hosting of [event]

Qatar's hosting of the World Cup cost more than two hundred billion dollars.

卡達主辦世界盃花了超過兩千億美元。

同義詞
  • staging

    stresses the production side of putting on the event

  • organising

    broader; doesn't necessarily imply providing the venue

文法句型

hosting of an event

hosting rights

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of + event noun' or appears in fixed compounds like 'hosting rights' and 'hosting city'. The actor is typically a country, city, or organisation, not an individual — that distinguishes this sense from sense 2.

4. the work of being the main speaker who introduces guests and keeps a TV programm

4.名詞B2
釋義

主持

在節目中擔任介紹與串場者

the work of being the main speaker who introduces guests and keeps a TV programme, podcast, or live show moving along.

例句

Yuna took over hosting the breakfast show after the regular anchor retired.

Yuna 在固定主播退休後接下早餐節目的主持工作。

pattern: hosting + show name

Live hosting is harder than it looks because every silence feels endless.

現場主持比看起來難多了，因為每段沉默都顯得無止盡。

同義詞
  • presenting

    British English equivalent for TV and radio work

  • emceeing

    informal; usually live events rather than recorded shows

文法句型

hosting duties

hosting a show

用法筆記

Often paired with 'duties' or a specific programme name. Distinguish from sense 3: sense 4 is about being on camera or on mic in front of an audience, while sense 3 is about providing the venue for an event.