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guest
/ɡest/
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- plural
- guests
- countability
- countable
1 · noun
A person invited to visit someone or attend an event.
受邀到某处做客或参加活动的人。
This sense covers an invited visitor. The host receives the guest. The hotel sense can be learned separately.
Our guest would like a glass of water.
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我们的客人想喝一杯水。
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We invited six guests to the small dinner.
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我们邀请了六位客人参加这次小型晚餐。
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The u does not have its own sound in guest. The plural is guests.
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客人 — Someone visiting another person’s home or attending an event as a guest.