PARTY1 a party2 a formal or official party3 to have a party4 to go to a party5 the people at a partyRELATED WORDSsee alsoCELEBRATEINVITEDRINKDANCEMEAL1 a partyparty /ˈpɑːʳti/ [countable noun]a social event, especially in someone's house, when people talk, drink, eat, and dance 聚会〔尤在某人家中举行〕 We're having a party at my house. Do you want to come? 我们家里要举行聚会，你愿意来吗? Did you go to Stella's party? 你参加了斯特拉的聚会吗？invite somebody to a party How many people have they invited to the party? 他们邀请了多少人来参加聚会？surprise party We gave her a surprise party at a local bar. 我们在当地的酒吧为她举办一场惊喜聚会。a birthday/Halloween/Christmas/engagement etc partyto celebrate a birthday, Halloween etc 生日/万圣节/圣诞/订婚等聚会 Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party. 一百多个孩子前来参加一年一度的圣诞晚会。dinner partya party at someone's house in the evening, when people have a meal 晚宴 I gave my first dinner party last weekend. 上周末我第一次举行了晚宴。office partya party for people who work together 办公室聚会 Office parties are fun if you're young, free, and single. 要是你年轻、有空又是单身的话，办公室聚会挺有趣的。fancy dress partyBritish /costume partyAmericana party where people wear strange, funny, or historical clothes 化装晚会 You're invited to a fancy dress party. 敬请参加化装晚会。cocktail partya fairly formal party in the evening, at which alcoholic drinks are served 鸡尾酒会 I went to a cocktail party in the lobby of the Ritz once. 我在里兹酒店的大堂参加过一次鸡尾酒会。get-together /ˈget təˌgeðəʳ/ [countable noun]an informal party, often to celebrate something 〔非正式的〕聚会；联欢会 Shana's picture won first prize, so we had a little get-together to celebrate. 莎娜的画拿了一等奖，所以我们举办了一次小小的聚会以示庆贺。 a big family get-together 家庭大聚会do /duː/ [countable noun]British spokena party 【英口】聚会a bit of a do A friend of mine's having a bit of a do in town tomorrow night. 我的一个朋友明晚在镇上要举行晚会。leaving dofor someone who is leaving the place where they work 离职欢送会 Are you going to Darren's leaving do? 你参加巴伦的欢送会吗？shower /ˈʃaʊəʳ/ [countable noun]Americana party at which presents are given to a woman who is getting married or having a baby 【美】〔为新娘或怀孕妇女举行的〕送礼会 We're giving a shower for Beth next week. 下周我们为贝丝举行送礼会。 I want to thank both of you again for your beautiful shower gifts. 我想再次感谢你们俩在送礼会上给我那么漂亮的礼物。bridal/wedding showerfor a woman who is getting married 新娘/结婚送礼会 What did you give Chris for her wedding shower? 克丽丝的结婚送礼会上你送了什么?baby showerfor a woman who is going to have a baby 分娩送礼会 We didn't play any of the usual games at the baby shower. 分娩送礼会上我们没有玩平常的游戏。bash /bæʃ/ [countable noun]informala big party 【非正式】狂欢；大型聚会 The band are flying out to Ibiza tonight for a huge four-day celebrity bash. 该乐队准备今晚飞往伊维萨岛参加为期四天的大型庆祝狂欢活动。2 a formal or official party 正式或官方聚会function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ [countable noun]a large formal or official party, usually for important people 重大聚会；宴会〔通常由重要人物参加的〕 The Lavender Room can be booked for functions or parties. 举办重大宴会或聚会，可以预订“紫厅”。corporate functionfor a company 公司宴会 His specialist service is in constant demand for big corporate functions. 大型公司宴会经常需要他的专业服务。state functionofficial government party 国宴 Part of her duties is attending official state functions. 她的部分职责是出席官方的国宴。reception /rɪˈsepʃən/ [countable noun]a large formal or official party, usually held to welcome someone or to celebrate something 欢迎会；招待会；庆祝会 On the second night, the captain always holds a formal reception for the crew and passengers. 船长每次都在第二天晚上为船员和乘客举行正式欢迎会。 The pair were spotted together at a champagne reception at the Imperial Hotel. 他俩在帝国酒店举行的香槟酒会上双双被人认出。attend a reception Two hundred guests attended an evening reception, held in honor of the Chancellor's visit. 二百位宾客出席了欢迎总理来访的晚会。wedding receptiona big party held after a wedding 婚宴 The wedding reception will take place at the Lennox Hotel, starting at 3.30 pm. 婚宴将于下午3点半在伦诺克斯酒店举行。3 to have a party 举行聚会have /hæv/ [transitive verb]have a party/get-together/reception etc We used to have a big Christmas party every year. 我们过去每年举办大型圣诞晚会。 The couple had their wedding reception at the Museum of Modern Art. 那对夫妇在现代艺术博物馆举办了婚宴。 Mark, my boss, had a surprise party to welcome me home. 我的老板马克举办一场惊喜聚会欢迎我回来。throw a party /ˌθrəʊ ə ˈpɑːʳti/ [verb phrase]to have a party at your home, often a big or expensive one, especially in order to celebrate something 〔在家中〕举办宴会〔尤为庆贺某事〕 He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars. 他举办盛大宴会，庆祝自己赚得首个一百万。throw a party for The staff and patients threw a going-away party for Dr Rogers. 医护人员和病人为罗杰斯医生举行欢送会。 The Krugers threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard. 克鲁格一家在后院为他临时举行鸡尾酒会。hold /həʊld/ [transitive verb]hold a party/dinner/reception/function etcto have a formal or official party 举行聚会/晚宴/招待会/宴会等 The anniversary dinner was held Wednesday night at the Washington Hilton. 周年庆典的宴会星期三晚上在华盛顿的希尔顿酒店举行。 They are holding a fund-raising reception on Friday in the City Hall. 星期五，他们要在市政厅举行筹款招待会。give /gɪv/ [transitive verb]give a party/dinner party/lunch party etcto be the person who organizes a party 举行聚会/晚宴/午宴等 I'm giving a dinner party on Thursday night. Would you like to come? 星期四晚上我举行晚宴，你想来吗? On Maggie's last night in the house, Jo gave a little farewell party. 玛吉在家的最后一晚，乔举办了一个小型告别会。give a party for somebody The prospect of giving a dinner party for my boyfriend's snobbish parents filled me with gloom. 想到要为男友势利的父母举办晚宴我就心情沮丧。 The last show of the tour was in Atlanta, and I decided to give a party for the singers and musicians. 巡回演出最后一场在亚特兰大进行，我决定为歌手和乐手举行一场晚会。host /həʊst/ [transitive verb]host a party/dinner party/reception etcto be the person who organizes a formal party and officially welcomes the guests 举办聚会/晚宴/招待会等 Colette will be hosting a cocktail reception at 6.00 pm in the Grosvenor Suite. 晚上6点科利特将在格罗夫纳套房举行鸡尾酒招待会。 Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay pride festival. 去年，该市举行了为期三天的同性恋骄傲节。entertain /ˌentəʳˈteɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to give parties, especially fairly formal parties, for people who are not particularly close friends, for example business customers 〔为…〕办宴会〔尤指相当正式的宴会〕 I meet a lot of people, but I don't entertain much myself. 我交游很广，但自己设宴招待可不多。 Being a sociable person, Eva loved entertaining. 伊娃热衷于交际，她喜欢办宴会招待客人。 An important part of the job is entertaining business clients. 这个职位的一部分重要工作是款待客户。4 to go to a party 参加聚会go to /ˈgəʊ tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb] Are you going to the Christmas party? 你打算参加圣诞晚会吗？ Over 150 people went to her 21st birthday party. 一百五十多人参加了她的21岁生日聚会。attend /əˈtend/ [intransitive/transitive verb]especially writtento go to a formal party 【尤书面】出席〔正式聚会〕 The Duchess of York attended the charity reception, along with her two daughters. 约克公爵夫人同两个女儿一起出席了慈善招待会。 Some of the most glittering celebrities in the country are expected to attend. 该国一些最光彩夺目的名人有望出席。party /ˈpɑːʳti/ [intransitive verb]informalto spend time enjoying yourself at a party or at parties, especially when this involves drinking a lot of alcohol, dancing etc 【非正式】〔在聚会上〕尽情欢乐 They partied till 7 in the morning. 他们在聚会上一直闹到早上7点。 I could party all night long! 我可以在聚会上玩一整夜！partying /ˈpɑːʳtiɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]the activity of drinking, dancing, meeting people etc at parties 〔聚会中的〕吃喝玩乐 My life was an endless round of photo shoots, interviews, and serious partying. 我的生活是拍照、接受采访和在聚会中尽情玩乐，如此循环不已。 Partying and having a good time was all she seemed interested in. 赴宴和玩乐似乎是她所有的兴趣所在。 Around about 2 am, the partying came to an abrupt halt. 大约在凌晨2点左右，聚会突然停止了。5 the people at a party 聚会上的人host /həʊst/ [countable noun]the person who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink 主人，东道主 I was intrigued to learn that our Chinese host had spent many years in Chicago. 得知招待我们的中国人在芝加哥居住了多年激起了我的好奇。hostess /ˈhəʊstɪs, ˈhəʊstəs/ [countable noun]a woman who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink 女主人 Pam, you've been a great hostess - thank you. 帕姆，你真是个了不起的女主人—谢谢你。guest /gest/ [countable noun]someone who goes to a party 客人 Lily poured her guest a glass of sherry. 莉莉给客人倒了一杯雪利酒。 After the wedding, the couple staged a huge reception for over 250 guests. 婚礼过后，夫妇俩为250多人举办了盛大的宴会。guest of honourBritish /guest of honorAmericanthe most important guest at a party 贵宾，贵客 This year's guest of honour will be the novelist Margaret Attwood. 今年的贵宾是小说家玛格丽特·阿特伍德。gatecrasheralsoparty crasherAmerican /ˈgeɪtˌkræʃəʳ, ˈpɑːʳti ˌkræʃəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who goes to a party that they have not been invited to 不速之客，不请自到的宾客 Lee says the damage was caused by a couple of unknown gatecrashers. 李称破坏是一些不请自到的陌生宾客造成的。