invite

[in'vait]

vt.邀请, 请求, 招致, 招待
n.<口> 邀请

vt.

1. 邀请; 招待[(+to)][O2]

He invited several of his friends to the show.

他邀请了几个朋友去看表演。

2. 请求; 征求[O2]

After his lecture the visiting professor invited questions.

访问教授作完讲座就请大家提问题。

3. 引起, 招致; 吸引; 诱惑

Recklessness invites disaster.

莽撞招致灾难。

词形变化

动词过去式: invited | 动词过去分词: invited | 动词现在分词: inviting | 动词第三人称单数: invites |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.请求; 召唤

ask  request  call  summon

vt.吸引

attract  tempt  interest  appeal  

同义参见:

invitation  canvass  bring  bid  beckon  encourage  

英英释义

名词 invite:

a colloquial expression for invitation

动词 invite:

increase the likelihood of

同义词：ask for

invite someone to one's house

同义词：ask over, ask round

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

同义词：tempt

ask someone in a friendly way to do something

同义词：bid

have as a guest

同义词：pay for

ask to enter

同义词：ask in

request the participation or presence of

同义词：call for

express willingness to have in one's home or environs

同义词：receive, take in

补充

inviteinvite英:[inˈvait] 美:[ɪnˈvaɪt]vt.1.邀请Did they invite you?他们邀请你了吗?They invited me to visit their factory.他们邀我去参观他们的工厂。2.请求, 要求She invited our opinion of her story.她征求我们对她的故事的意见。After his lecture, he invited questions.课后, 他请同学们提问。The audience is invited to ask questions at the end.最后请听众提问题。3.引诱, 怂恿; 招致Recklessness invites disaster.粗心大意招致灾难。The calm water in the lake invited us to swim.平静的湖水引起我们去游泳的兴趣。Don't leave the windows open—it's inviting thieves to enter.别让窗户那么开着, 会招来小偷的。n.1.邀请Do you get an invite?你收到请帖了吗?

例句

1. He's not invited.他没有受到邀请。 2. I invited her for a coffee.我邀请她喝了杯咖啡。 3. He was shown the evidence in private and was invited to stand down.有人私下向他出示了证据, 要他下台。 4. Managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out.经理们将被请求申请管理层收购。 5. Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism.他们这样拒绝妥协将会招致更多批评。 6. An Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble.一个英格兰人如果发表关于爱尔兰的一概而论的看法, 是会惹祸上身的。 7. They haven't got an invite to the wedding.他们没有收到婚礼请帖。 8. to invite somebody to a party邀请某人参加晚会 9. to invite one's friend to dinner招待朋友吃饭 10. to invite somebody to consider请求某人考虑 11. to invite tenders招标 12. to invite wars引起战争 13. to invite criticism招致批评 14. The beauty of the city invites me to a longer stay.这座城市的美丽吸引我多呆上一段时间。 15. The delightful sofa invites repose.这么舒适的沙发不由得让人想躺下休息。 16. It's not he who invites.不是他邀请的。 17. we were invited to a dinner at the Embassy.我们被邀请出席大使馆的宴会。 18. [with obj. and infinitive]she invited Patrick to sit down.她邀请帕特里克坐下。 19. his use of the word did little but invite criticism.他使用该词没起到任何作用反倒招来批评。 20. We invited all the family to the wedding.我们邀请了所有家族成员出席婚礼。 21. Successful applicants will be invited for interview next week.申请成功的人将被邀请参加下星期的面试。 22. You're inviting trouble if you carry so much money around.你身上带着那么多钱到处跑会招来麻烦的。 23. Shall we invite the others back for coffee after the meeting?会议后我们邀请其他人到家里喝杯咖啡，好不好？ 24. We've been invited out to lunch by the neighbours.邻居邀请我们上馆子吃午饭。 25. I've invited Mohamed and his family round for lunch on Sunday.我邀请了穆罕默德一家人礼拜天到家里吃午饭。 26. He invited a few friends (to come) over to his house after work.他邀请了几位朋友下班后来他家。 27. She invited them (to go) out to dinner.她邀请他们出去吃饭。 28. "I visited their house once, but they've never invited me back."我去过他们家一次，但他们再也没邀请我去了。 29. I'm planning to invite them for the weekend.我打算邀请他们来度周末。 30. Aren't you going to invite me in for a coffee?难道你不打算请我到你家喝杯咖啡吗？ 31. The event is limited to invited guests.这个活动只限于受邀请的客人参加。 32. Employees are invited to apply for the new position.欢迎员工来应聘这个新岗位。 33. The college invited her to speak at the graduation ceremony.这所学院邀请她在毕业典礼上致辞。 34. The company invites suggestions from customers.这家公司请客户提建议。 35. behavior that invites criticism招致批评的行为 36. invite disaster by speeding因超速行驶招来灾祸 37. Did you send out the invites to the party?你把晚会请柬发出去了吗？ 38. Thanks for the invite!谢谢邀请！