The verb is pronounced /?n'va?t/. The noun is pronounced /'?nva?t/. 動(dòng)詞讀作 /?n'va?t/,名詞讀作 /'?nva?t/。
1. 邀請 If you invite someone to something such as a party or a meal, you ask them to come to it.
e.g. She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey... 她邀請他去參加她在新澤西舉行的 26 歲生日聚會(huì )。 e.g. I invited her in for a coffee... 我請她進(jìn)來(lái)喝杯咖啡。
2. (正式)邀請，請求，要求 If you are invited to do something, you are formally asked or given permission to do it.
e.g. At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out... 在將來(lái)的某天,經(jīng)理們將受邀進(jìn)行管理層收購。 e.g. The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down... 將會(huì )向有關(guān)人員私下出示該證據,并要求其暫時(shí)離開(kāi)證人席。
3. 招致;誘發(fā);引發(fā) If something you say or do invites trouble or criticism, it makes trouble or criticism more likely.
e.g. I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble... 我意識到英國人如果對愛(ài)爾蘭問(wèn)題加以泛化的話(huà)會(huì )招惹麻煩。 e.g. Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN. 他們拒絕妥協(xié)必然會(huì )引發(fā)聯(lián)合國的更多批評。
4. 請柬;請帖 An invite is an invitation to something such as a party or a meal.
e.g. They haven't got an invite to the wedding. 他們還沒(méi)收到參加婚禮的請柬。
invite英英釋義
invite的反義詞
noun
1. a colloquial expression for invitation
e.g. he didn't get no invite to the party
verb
1. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Synonym: bid
2. request the participation or presence of
e.g. The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
Synonym: call for
3. ask to enter
e.g. We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
Synonym: ask in
4. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
e.g. The community warmly received the refugees
Synonym: receivetake in
5. increase the likelihood of
e.g. ask for trouble invite criticism
Synonym: ask for
6. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting