invite
verb
noun
ɪnˈvaɪt
verb
1
to
ask
someone
to
come
to
a
party,
wedding,
meal
etc
邀请
invite
sb
to
sth
Who
should
we
invite
to
the
party?
我们应请谁来参加聚会？
Who
should
we
invite
to
the
party?
我们应请谁来参加聚会？
invite
sb
to
do
sth
Gail
invited
me
to
stay
with
her
while
her
husband
was
out
of
town.
盖尔的丈夫不在城里时，她就邀请我住在她家。
invite
sb
for
sth
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。
2
to
politely
ask
someone
to
do
something
〔礼貌地〕请求〔某人做某事〕
invite
sb
to
do
sth
Anyone
interested
in
contributing
articles
is
invited
to
contact
the
editor.
凡是想投稿的人请和编辑联系。
3
to
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.
任何卖武器给独裁者的政府都是在自找麻烦。
4
to
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
to
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〕再邀请他到自己的住处
[+
for
]
Richard
often
used
to
invite
me
back
for
coffee
after
the
show.
理查德过去常常在看完演出后，请我到他家里喝咖啡。
6
to
ask
someone
to
come
to
your
home,
your
office
etc
again
再次邀请〔某人到家里或办公室等〕
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。
7
to
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。
8
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.
我们邀请克拉丽莎同去吃冰激凌。
9
to
ask
someone
to
come
to
your
home,
usually
for
a
drink
or
a
meal
邀请〔某人〕来家里〔通常是请他喝酒或吃饭〕
[+
for
]
Max
has
invited
me
over
for
dinner.
马克斯已邀请我去他家吃晚饭。
ˈɪnvaɪt
noun
10
an
invitation
to
a
party,
meal
etc
[非正式] 〔聚会、吃饭等的〕邀请