1invite sb (to/for sth) to ask sb to come somewhere or to do sth 邀请:
We invited all the family to the wedding.我们邀请了所有家族成员出席婚礼。Successful applicants will be invited for interview next week.申请成功的人将被邀请参加下星期的面试。
2 to make sth unpleasant likely to happen 引起,招致(不好的事):
You're inviting trouble if you carry so much money around.你身上带着那么多钱到处跑会招来麻烦的。
invite sb back
1 to ask sb to return with you to your home 邀请某人和自己一起回到家里:
Shall we invite the others back for coffee after the meeting?会议后我们邀请其他人到家里喝杯咖啡,好不好?
2 to ask sb to come to your home a second time, or after you have been a guest at his/her home 再请某人到家里;回请某人到家里
invite sb in to ask sb to come into your home 请某人到家里来
invite sb out to ask sb to go out somewhere with you 请某人一起外出去某地:
We've been invited out to lunch by the neighbours.邻居邀请我们上馆子吃午饭。invite sb over/round(informal 非正式) to ask sb to come to your home 邀请某人到家里作客:
I've invited Mohamed and his family round for lunch on Sunday.我邀请了穆罕默德一家人礼拜天到家里吃午饭。☞ Ask can be used instead of invite in all senses. 注意:invite在各义项中皆可用ask代替。
invite1/InˋvaIt; InˈvaIt/v [T]1 to ask someone to come to a party, meal etc 邀请: invite sb to (do) sth I was invited to their wedding. 我获邀参加他们的婚礼。invite sb for sth They’ve invited us for lunch. 他们邀请我们共进午餐。2 to officially ask someone to do something〔正式〕请求﹐要求: invite sb to do sth She was invited to give a speech. 她被请去作演讲。3 to encourage something bad to happen 招致〔不好的事〕: a policy that invites criticism 招致批评的一项政策invite sb along phr v to ask someone to come with you when you go somewhere〔去某地时〕邀请〔某人〕同去: Why don’t we invite Jane along? 我们为什么不邀请简一起去呢?invite sb in phr v to ask someone to come into your home 邀请〔某人〕进屋invite sb over also 又作 invite sb roundBrE 【英】phr v to ask someone to come to your home 邀请〔某人〕来家里: +for Let's invite Rob over for a meal. 我们请罗布到家里来吃顿饭吧。
invite2/ˋInvaIt; ˈInvaIt/n [C] informal an invitation to a party, meal etc【非正式】〔聚会﹑吃饭等的〕邀请
inviteinviteinvitesinvitedinvitingverb (invites, inviting, invited)to ask somebody to come to a party, to your house, etc.: Anna invited me to her party. Let's invite them for dinner.