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invite/inˈvait/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 to, or to + infin.) ask (a person) courteously to come, or to do something (礼貌地)邀请；约请(某人) were invited to lunch 应邀吃午饭; invited them to reply 邀请他们来回答 2 tr. make a formal courteous request for (正式地)请求；要求 invited comments 征求意见 3 tr. tend to elicit (a negative response) 引起；招致(负面反应) invited abuse 招致辱骂 4a tr. attract 吸引 b intr. be attractive 有吸引力 ●n. /ˈinvait/ colloq. an invitation [口]邀请 □ invitee /-ˈti:/ n.□ inviter n.[French inviter or Latin invitare]■ Usage 用法说明 Although over three centuries old, the use of invite as a noun meaning ‘invitation’ is still highly informal. 虽然已使用了 300 多年，但 invite 作为名词表示“邀请”仍极不正规。 |