host team 主队
【讲解】
host意为“主人,东道主”,host team是指“举办比赛的地方,本地的球队”,即我们常说的 “主队”,与之相对的是guestteam(客队)。
【对话】
A:I'm sure he was off-side.
A:我敢肯定他越位了。
B:But the ref didn't whistle.
B:但裁判没有吹哨。
A:I think he favors the host team.
A:我觉得他偏向主队。
B:Anyway, the host team seems to fight for the gold.
B:不管怎么说,主队志在夺魁。