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| /ɪnˈvaɪt/ |
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| 1 | to ask someone to come to see you or to spend time with you socially 邀请 |
| How many people did you invite? 你邀请了多少人？ |
| invite sb to/for sth We’ ve invited all the neighbours to a barbecue. 我们邀请了所有的邻居参加烧烤野餐。 |
| Why don’ t you invite them for a drink? 你为什么不请他们喝一杯呢？ |
| invite sb to do sth They’ ve invited me to eat at their house tonight. 他们邀请我今晚到他们家用餐。 |
| invite sb over/round (=invite them to your house) They had invited some friends over for a game of bridge. 邀请某人到家里 |
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| 2 | often passive to formally ask someone to do something or go somewhere 号召；请求；要求 |
| Blair will be speaking to an invited audience at the Royal Academy. 布莱尔将在皇家艺术院对应邀而至的观众发表讲话。 |
| invite sb to do sth Leaders of the warring factions were invited to attend peace talks in Geneva. 交战各派的领导人被邀请到日内瓦参加和谈。 |
| | 2a | to say formally that you would like to receive something from someone （正式）请求，征求 | | Applications are invited from all qualified candidates. 欢迎所有符合资格的候选人提出申请。 | |
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| 3 | to do something that makes something bad or unpleasant more likely to happen 招致；导致 |
| His policies invited widespread criticism. 他的政策招致了广泛的批评。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | inˌvite aˈlong |
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| | to ask someone to go somewhere with you or do something with you 邀请…作伴；邀请…同行 | I don’ t mind you coming, but I didn’ t expect you to invite along half your family. 我不介意你来，但我没想到你把你家里一半的人都带来了。 | |
| - | inˌvite ˈback |
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| 1 | to invite someone to your house after you have been to their house 回请 | We had them over for dinner a couple of times, but they never invited us back. 我们数次请他们到家里用餐，但他们从未回请过我们。 | |
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| 2 | to ask someone to come to your house after you have been somewhere with them 邀请（某人）到家做客 |
| - | inˌvite ˈin |
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| | invite sb in: to ask someone to come into your house , for example after you have been out with them 邀请…进屋 | Did she invite you in for coffee? 她有没有邀请你进屋喝杯咖啡？ | |
| - | inˌvite ˈover |
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| | invite sb over: to invite someone to your house , for example for a meal 邀请（某人）到家做客；邀请（某人）到家吃饭 |
| - | inˌvite ˈround |
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| | invite sb round: invite over | He’ s invited us round for dinner. 他邀请我们到他家吃晚饭。 | |
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