''party''可以跟哪些動詞搭配使用？

主要有以下四大塊：

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一、開派對

1. have a party/get-together/reception etc.:

例：

We used to have a big Christmas party every year.（我們以前每年都要辦大型圣誕派對。）

The couple had their wedding reception at the Museum of Modern Art.（這對夫妻在現(xiàn)代藝術博物館舉辦婚宴。）

Mark, my boss, had a surprise party to welcome me home.（我老板馬克為我辦了個歡迎回歸的驚喜派對。）

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2.throw a party: to have a party at your home

例：

He threw a huge party to celebrate making his first million dollars.（他辦了個大型派對來慶祝賺的第一個100萬。）

throw a party for

The staff and patients threw a farewell party for Dr. Rogers.（醫(yī)院同事和病人一起為羅杰醫(yī)生舉辦了歡送派對。）

The Whites threw an impromptu cocktail party for him in the backyard.（懷特一家人在后院即興為他辦了個雞尾酒會。）

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3. hold a party/dinner/reception/function etc.: to have a formal or official party

備注：''hold''是舉辦較正式的派對。

例：

The anniversary dinner was held Wednesday night at the Washington Hilton.（周三晚上在華盛頓希爾頓酒店舉行周年晚宴。）

They are holding a fund-raising reception on Friday in the City Hall.（周五在市政廳舉行籌款招待會。）

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4. give a party/dinner party/lunch party etc.: to be the person who organizes a party

例：

I'm giving a dinner party on Thursday night. Would you like to come?（我周四晚上家里請客，你想來嗎？）

On Maggie's last night in the house, Joe gave a little farewell party.（麥吉離家前一晚，喬辦了個小小的歡送派對。）

give a party for somebody

The prospect of giving a dinner party for my boyfriend's snobbish parents filled me with gloom.（想到要在家招待我男朋友的勢利父母，我太郁悶了。）

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5. host a party/dinner party/reception etc.: to be the person who organizes a formal party and officially welcomes the guests

備注：''host''是舉辦較正式的派對。

例：

She will be hosting a cocktail reception at 6pm in the hotel.（晚上六點她會在這家酒店辦雞尾酒會。）

Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay pride festival.（去年，這城市舉辦了為期3天的同志大游行。）

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6.invite somebody to a party:

例：

I’m invited to Lily's party next weekend.（莉莉請我下周去參加她的派對。）

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二、參加派對

1. go to/come to a party, attend a party:

備注：''attend a party''是比較正式的說法。

例：

Are you going to Tom's party? （你會去湯姆的派對嗎？）

About 500 people will attend a party in her honor.（這個為她舉辦的派對，大約有500人會來。）

2. gatecrash a party: 不請自來、混入派對

例：

Some older boys tried to gatecrash the party.（一些年齡稍長的男孩想混入這個派對。）

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三、派對進行時

1. a party is in full swing (= people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc. )

例：

At 3am, the party was still in full swing.（凌晨3點，派對上仍然熱火朝天。）

2. there is a party going on:

例：

Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.（酒店附近有個地方正在開派對。）

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四、派對結束

a party breaks up (= it ends and people go home )

例：

The party broke up a little after midnight.（半夜12點稍遲一些，派對結束了。）