''party''可以跟哪些动词搭配使用？
主要有以下四大块：
一、开派对
1. have a
party/get-together/reception etc.:
例：
We used to have a big Christmas party every
year.（我们以前每年都要办大型圣诞派对。）
The couple had their wedding reception at
the Museum of Modern Art.（这对夫妻在现代艺术博物馆举办婚宴。）
Mark, my boss, had a surprise party to
welcome me home.（我老板马克为我办了个欢迎回归的惊喜派对。）
2.throw a party: to have a party at
your home
例：
He threw a huge party to celebrate making
his first million dollars.（他办了个大型派对来庆祝赚的第一个100万。）
throw a party for
The staff and patients threw a farewell
party for Dr. Rogers.（医院同事和病人一起为罗杰医生举办了欢送派对。）
The Whites threw an impromptu cocktail
party for him in the backyard.（怀特一家人在后院即兴为他办了个鸡尾酒会。）
3. hold a party/dinner/reception/function etc.: to
have a formal or official party
备注：''hold''是举办较正式的派对。
例：
The anniversary dinner was held Wednesday
night at the Washington Hilton.（周三晚上在华盛顿希尔顿酒店举行周年晚宴。）
They are holding a fund-raising reception
on Friday in the City Hall.（周五在市政厅举行筹款招待会。）
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?（我周四晚上家里请客，你想来吗？）
On Maggie's last night in the house, Joe
gave a little farewell party.（麦吉离家前一晚，乔办了个小小的欢送派对。）
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势利父母，我太郁闷了。）
5. host a party/dinner party/reception etc.: to be
the person who organizes a formal party and officially welcomes the guests
备注：''host''是举办较正式的派对。
例：
She will be hosting a cocktail reception at
6pm in the hotel.（晚上六点她会在这家酒店办鸡尾酒会。）
Last year, the city hosted a three-day gay
pride festival.（去年，这城市举办了为期3天的同志大游行。）
6.invite somebody to a party:
例：
I’m invited to Lily's party next weekend.（莉莉请我下周去参加她的派对。）
二、参加派对
1. go to/come to a party, attend a party:
备注：''attend a
party''是比较正式的说法。
例：
Are you going to Tom's party? （你会去汤姆的派对吗？）
About 500 people will attend a party in her
honor.（这个为她举办的派对，大约有500人会来。）
2. gatecrash a party: 不请自来、混入派对
例：
Some older boys tried to gatecrash the
party.（一些年龄稍长的男孩想混入这个派对。）
三、派对进行时
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点，派对上仍然热火朝天。）
2. there is a
party going on:
例：
Somewhere near the hotel there was a party
going on.（酒店附近有个地方正在开派对。）
四、派对结束
a party breaks up (= it ends and people go home )
例：
The party broke up a little after midnight.（半夜12点稍迟一些，派对结束了。）