invite

Word family noun invitation invite inviteeinvitementinviterinvitingnessadjective uninvited inviting ≠ uninviting invitatoryverb invite adverb invitingly

in·vite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ S1 W2 verb [transitiveT]

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 VERBS

4 invite somebody along phrasal verbphr v 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？

Examples from the Corpus

invite along• He suggests a threesome and forgets to invite you along. 11.• And as for your friends, please feel free to invite them along!• Robert invites Francesca along as he shoots covered bridges.• As I have already intimated, Hirschi's control perspective seems to me to invite expansion along classical lines, rather than narrowing.• Since we started getting friendly, Inder Lal's mother invites me along on some of her jaunts.• Hellen was good enough to invite me along to some of them.• The others didn't invite her along to their own revels.• Excited, they called Ruth at home and invited her along too.

5 invite somebody back phrasal verbphr v

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。

Examples from the Corpus

invite back• Once I've settled on the right composition, I invite the sitter back and start serious drawings.• They invited me back for a second interview.• Maharashtra invited Enron back for negotiations after the company agreed to cut costs.• And he can't think too badly of me or he wouldn't of invited me back this year.• He often invited the girls back to his house, but most of them came only once.• Luke hadn't visited her at the flat again, nor invited her back to his house.• Their mutual interest had transcended the age difference, and he had invited her back to his island home on Grand Cayman.• I wanted to invite Virginia back to the unit to show her what these rationalisations will really mean at the sharp end.

6 invite somebody in phrasal verbphr v 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。

Examples from the Corpus

invite in• Although taken aback, the lady invited me in.• He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in.• He knew Hector and invited him in.• She had been expected to invite people in.• He resembled Mornat and I liked his presence very much. l invited him in for tea.• The public is invited to bring in jewelry for identification.• Members of the audience were invited to participate in some games.• Colleges submitting such proposals may, where appropriate, be invited to participate in the central development.

7 invite somebody out phrasal verbphr v 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。

Examples from the Corpus

invite out• Or should he just go over and invite her out?• Why can't we invite him out?• Two nights later I went looking for her at the Center and invited her out for an ice cream.• Can I invite her out, Mother?• Finally, Fred has invited his wife out to dinner.• Having explained carefully to Willis what he was about to do, Richard invited Pinkie out to lunch.• Instead of endeavouring to penetrate its ten-foot thick walls, the rebels invited Grenville out to parley.• When they were fifteen and fourteen, Margie and Jenny invited their father out to the Ritz for lunch.

invite for• Two nights later I went looking for her at the Center and invited her out for an ice cream.

8 invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verbphr v 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。

Examples from the Corpus

invite over• In her turn Miss Poole invited the three over.• Now I could call other parents on the spur of the moment, arrange overnights for Janir or invite his friends over.• Large corporations will be invited to take over farming.• Iain had invited him over for a meal.• She had invited us over for dinner.• He's invited us over to his place for the circus and if we like it we can have one here.• While the pie is cooling invite some friends over to share it with you.• The selection of Richard Holbrooke, the irascible, limelight-seeking former Bosnia peace negotiator, would have invited a battle over U.

invite for• Just this once, let them help you out. Invite them over for a card game or a barbecue.• Iain had invited him over for a meal.• She continued as if nothing was wrong, even inviting him over for breakfast once a week.• Every month Rachel would invite me over for dinner, and I would respectfully decline.• She had invited us over for dinner.• He was one of her several younger brothers and she had invited him over for the summer.

Examples from the Corpus

invite• 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 [countableC] informal

1.INVITEan invitation to a party, meal etc 〔聚会、吃饭等的〕邀请

Examples from the Corpus

invite• 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 Dictionary

invitein·vite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1to offer someone the opportunity to do something

invite somebody to do something

Contractors 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 event

invite somebody to something

I was not invited to the meeting.

Origin invite1

(1500-1600) French inviter, from Latin invitare

单词	invite
释义	invite Word family noun invitation invite inviteeinvitementinviterinvitingnessadjective uninvited inviting ≠ uninviting invitatoryverb invite adverb invitingly in·vite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitiveT] 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 VERBS 4 invite somebody along phrasal verbphr v 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？ Examples from the Corpus invite along• He suggests a threesome and forgets to invite you along. 11.• And as for your friends, please feel free to invite them along!• Robert invites Francesca along as he shoots covered bridges.• As I have already intimated, Hirschi's control perspective seems to me to invite expansion along classical lines, rather than narrowing.• Since we started getting friendly, Inder Lal's mother invites me along on some of her jaunts.• Hellen was good enough to invite me along to some of them.• The others didn't invite her along to their own revels.• Excited, they called Ruth at home and invited her along too. 5 invite somebody back phrasal verbphr v 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。 Examples from the Corpus invite back• Once I've settled on the right composition, I invite the sitter back and start serious drawings.• They invited me back for a second interview.• Maharashtra invited Enron back for negotiations after the company agreed to cut costs.• And he can't think too badly of me or he wouldn't of invited me back this year.• He often invited the girls back to his house, but most of them came only once.• Luke hadn't visited her at the flat again, nor invited her back to his house.• Their mutual interest had transcended the age difference, and he had invited her back to his island home on Grand Cayman.• I wanted to invite Virginia back to the unit to show her what these rationalisations will really mean at the sharp end. 6 invite somebody in phrasal verbphr v 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。 Examples from the Corpus invite in• Although taken aback, the lady invited me in.• He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in.• He knew Hector and invited him in.• She had been expected to invite people in.• He resembled Mornat and I liked his presence very much. l invited him in for tea.• The public is invited to bring in jewelry for identification.• Members of the audience were invited to participate in some games.• Colleges submitting such proposals may, where appropriate, be invited to participate in the central development. 7 invite somebody out phrasal verbphr v 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。 Examples from the Corpus invite out• Or should he just go over and invite her out?• Why can't we invite him out?• Two nights later I went looking for her at the Center and invited her out for an ice cream.• Can I invite her out, Mother?• Finally, Fred has invited his wife out to dinner.• Having explained carefully to Willis what he was about to do, Richard invited Pinkie out to lunch.• Instead of endeavouring to penetrate its ten-foot thick walls, the rebels invited Grenville out to parley.• When they were fifteen and fourteen, Margie and Jenny invited their father out to the Ritz for lunch. invite for• Two nights later I went looking for her at the Center and invited her out for an ice cream. 8 invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verbphr v 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。 Examples from the Corpus invite over• In her turn Miss Poole invited the three over.• Now I could call other parents on the spur of the moment, arrange overnights for Janir or invite his friends over.• Large corporations will be invited to take over farming.• Iain had invited him over for a meal.• She had invited us over for dinner.• He's invited us over to his place for the circus and if we like it we can have one here.• While the pie is cooling invite some friends over to share it with you.• The selection of Richard Holbrooke, the irascible, limelight-seeking former Bosnia peace negotiator, would have invited a battle over U. invite for• Just this once, let them help you out. Invite them over for a card game or a barbecue.• Iain had invited him over for a meal.• She continued as if nothing was wrong, even inviting him over for breakfast once a week.• Every month Rachel would invite me over for dinner, and I would respectfully decline.• She had invited us over for dinner.• He was one of her several younger brothers and she had invited him over for the summer. Examples from the Corpus invite• 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 [countableC] informal 1.INVITEan invitation to a party, meal etc 〔聚会、吃饭等的〕邀请 Examples from the Corpus invite• 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 Dictionary invitein·vite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb [transitiveT] 1to offer someone the opportunity to do something invite somebody to do something Contractors 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 event invite somebody to something I was not invited to the meeting. Origin invite1 (1500-1600) French inviter, from Latin invitare
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