invite
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·vite1 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive] 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→ See Verb tableExamples 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 [countable] 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 Dictionaryinvitein‧vite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb [transitive]1to offer someone the opportunity to do somethinginvite somebody to do somethingContractors 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 eventinvite somebody to somethingI was not invited to the meeting.→ See Verb tableOrigin invite1 (1500-1600) French inviter, from Latin invitarein·vite1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →PHRASAL VERBS1in·vite2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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invite
in‧vite1 S2 W2 /ɪnˈvaɪt/ 
verb [transitive]
invite somebody to something
Who should we invite to the party?
invite somebody to do something
Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town.
invite somebody for something
Why don’t you invite her for a drink at the club one evening?
I’m afraid I wasn’t invited.
2. to politely ask someone to do something
invite somebody to do something
Anyone interested in contributing articles is invited to contact the editor.
3. to encourage something bad to happen, especially without intending to:
Any government that sells arms to dictators is inviting trouble.
invite somebody along phrasal verb
to ask someone if they would like to come with you when you are going somewhere:
Why don’t you invite Barbara along?
invite somebody back phrasal verb
1. to ask someone to come to your home, hotel etc after you have been out somewhere together
invite somebody back for
Richard often used to invite me back for coffee after the show.
2. to ask someone to come to your home, your office etc again:
If you keep arguing with Gerry, they won’t invite us back.
invite somebody in phrasal verb
to ask someone to come into your home:
After a few seconds, the door opened and Mrs Barnes invited me in.
invite somebody out phrasal verb
to ask someone to go somewhere with you, especially to a restaurant or film
invite somebody out for
We invited Clarissa out for ice cream.
invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verb
to ask someone to come to your home, usually for a drink or a meal
invite somebody over for
Max has invited me over for dinner.
in‧vite2 /ˈɪnvaɪt/ noun [countable] informal
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verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: invitation, invite; adjective: uninvited, inviting ≠ uninviting; verb: invite; adverb: invitingly
Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: inviter, from Latin invitare
1. to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etcLanguage: French
Origin: inviter, from Latin invitare
invite somebody to something
invite somebody to do something
invite somebody for something
2. to politely ask someone to do something
invite somebody to do something
3. to encourage something bad to happen, especially without intending to:
invite somebody along phrasal verb
to ask someone if they would like to come with you when you are going somewhere:
invite somebody back phrasal verb
1. to ask someone to come to your home, hotel etc after you have been out somewhere together
invite somebody back for
2. to ask someone to come to your home, your office etc again:
invite somebody in phrasal verb
to ask someone to come into your home:
invite somebody out phrasal verb
to ask someone to go somewhere with you, especially to a restaurant or film
invite somebody out for
invite somebody over (also invite somebody round British English) phrasal verb
to ask someone to come to your home, usually for a drink or a meal
invite somebody over for
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noun [countable] informal Word Family: noun: invitation, invite; adjective: uninvited, inviting ≠ uninviting; verb: invite; adverb: invitingly
an invitation to a party, meal etc
◆ Would you like to come for a meal on Saturday?你星期六愿意来吃顿饭吗？ ◆ There's a presentation of our new product at the conference on Tuesday. Would you be interested in coming along?星期二的会议上我们会展示新产品。你有兴趣过来看看吗？ ◆ I'm going to the game on Saturday— how about joining me?我星期六要去看比赛，跟我一起去怎么样？ ◆ We're going to Boston— do you want to come with us? ( or NAmE 我们要去波士顿，你想跟我们一起去吗？
◆ That would be very nice, thank you. 那真是太好了，谢谢你。 ◆ I'd love to, thanks very much. 我很乐意，非常感谢。 ◆ I'm sorry. I've already got something on at the weekend.抱歉，我周末已经有安排了。 ◆ I'm sorry. I already have plans on Saturday.很遗憾，我星期六已经有计划了。 ◆ Thank you, I'll check my diary and let you know.( BrE 谢谢，我查一下行事历再告诉你。 ◆ Thank you, I'll check my calendar and let you know.( NAmE 谢谢，我查一下行事历再告诉你。
