| 单词 | invite |
| 释义 | Word family noun invitation invite adjective uninvited inviting ≠ uninviting verb invite adverb invitingly in·vite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive] 1 INVITEto ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc 邀请invite somebody to something Who should we invite to the party? 我们该邀请谁来参加聚会？invite somebody to do something Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town. 盖尔邀请我在她丈夫出城时住在她家。invite somebody for something Why don’t you invite her for a drink at the club one evening? 你何不找个晚上请她到俱乐部去喝一杯？ I’m afraid I wasn’t invited. 恐怕我没有受到邀请。n GRAMMAR: Prepositions with invite• You invite someone to an event or a place: Did they invite you to the wedding?She invited me to her house.• You invite someone for a meal or a period of time: He invited us for brunch.I’ll invite them for the weekend.2 ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto politely ask someone to do something 〔礼貌地〕请求〔某人做某事〕invite somebody to do something Anyone interested in contributing articles is invited to contact the editor. 凡是有兴趣投稿的人请和编辑联系。3 HARM/BE BAD FORPROBABLYto encourage something bad to happen, especially without intending to 〔尤指无意地〕招致〔不好的事〕 Any government that sells arms to dictators is inviting trouble. 任何向独裁者出售武器的政府都是在自找麻烦。 PHRASAL VERBS4 invite somebody along phrasal verb INVITEto ask someone if they would like to come with you when you are going somewhere 〔去某地时〕邀请〔某人〕同往 Why don’t you invite Barbara along? 你为什么不请芭芭拉和你一同前往？5 invite somebody back phrasal verb a) INVITEto ask someone to come to your home, hotel etc after you have been out somewhere together 〔在与某人一同外出之后〕邀请…到自己家中 for Richard often used to invite me back for coffee after the show. 过去理查德常常在看完演出后请我到他家里喝咖啡。b) to ask someone to come to your home, your office etc again 再次邀请〔某人到家里、办公室等〕 If you keep arguing with Gerry, they won’t invite us back. 如果你继续和格里争吵，他们就不会再邀请我们了。6 invite somebody in phrasal verb INVITEto ask someone to come into your home 邀请〔某人〕进屋 After a few seconds, the door opened and Mrs Barnes invited me in. 几秒钟后，门开了，巴恩斯夫人请我进屋。7 invite somebody out phrasal verb to ask someone to go somewhere with you, especially to a restaurant or film 邀请〔某人〕外出〔尤其是去饭店或看电影〕 for We invited Clarissa out for ice cream. 我们邀请克拉丽莎一起去吃冰激凌。8 invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verb INVITEto ask someone to come to your home, usually for a drink or a meal 邀请〔某人〕来家里〔通常来喝酒或吃饭〕 for Max has invited me over for dinner. 马克斯已邀请我去他家吃晚饭。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusinvite• Perhaps movie marketers should have been more careful about inviting comparisons.• Applications for this position are invited from all individuals with relevant experience.• Not to provide aid will just invite further catastrophe in the area.• In fact, their purpose in inviting him to lunch was to ask him to divorce her.• What he doesn't do in contrast to his practice with musical guests is to invite Jazzie to talk.• Indeed they seemed to invite persecution by preaching openly in public places.• The demonstrators invited retaliation and got it, with sticks and clubs and arrests.• At the end of the lecture, Dr. Bosch invited the audience to ask questions and share their ideas.• The adults in these rooms invite the students they work with to be part of a community as well.• Those of you who are teaching and training teachers for school, I would invite to rebellion.• Allowing a sixteen-year-old to stay out all night is just inviting trouble.• If you don't maintain your car regularly, you're just inviting trouble.invite ... for a drink• Nigel sent her a nice little note inviting her for a drink.in·vite2 /ˈɪnvaɪt/ noun [countable] informal 1.INVITEan invitation to a party, meal etc 〔聚会、吃饭等的〕邀请Examples from the Corpusinvite• Mickey's invited us to a party at his house, and no one turns down an invite to Mickey's!• These days it's not enough to send out the invite and hope they reply.From Longman Business Dictionaryinvitein‧vite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb [transitive]1to offer someone the opportunity to do somethinginvite somebody to do somethingContractors will then be invited to tender for the work.Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates.The country has invited bids from foreign firms to explore for oil and natural gas.2to ask someone to come to an eventinvite somebody to somethingI was not invited to the meeting.→ See Verb tableOrigin invite1 (1500-1600) French inviter, from Latin invitarein·vite1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →PHRASAL VERBS1in·vite2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable meal Business come to ask wedding, someone to Corpus a to party, |
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