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hostess ['hostəs] 词频3 词根: host
n. 女主人;（夜总会的）女招待;（电视或广播节目的）女主持人;（餐馆的）迎宾女招待; vt. 作东，请客;
💡 host主人+ess女性，雌性 →女主人
"Mary was always the perfect hostess."
玛丽总是最殷勤的女主人。
近义：stewardess
duties
n. 关税（duty的复数）
近义：obligations, taxes, duty
procuress
n. 老鸨
近义：madame, pimp, procurer, bawd, whoremaster, whoremonger

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