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in.vite obj ENCOURAGEIn5vaItv [T]to act in a way which causes or encourages (something) to happen or (someone) to believe or feel something引起,吸引,诱使Behaving provocatively in class is just inviting trouble.课堂上的挑衅行为只会引起麻烦。Such a badly presented exhibition invites criticism.组织得这么差的展览会会招致批评。It's so easy to get credit--it's inviting people to get into debt. [+ obj + to infinitive]取得信贷这么容易,这是诱使人们借债。The Gaia hypothesis invites us to view the planet as a living organism. [+ obj + to infinitive]盖亚假设引发我们把行星看作活的有机体。
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