invite verb ⇨invite (invite sb to a party)⇨ask2 (invite questions)invite
verb
invite ♦︎ askThese words both mean to ask sb to come to a social event.这两个词均表示邀请。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to invite / ask sb to / for sth◆to invite / ask sb in / round / along / over / out◆to invite / ask sb to do sth■invite [transitive] to ask sb to come to a social event邀请◆Have you been invited to their party?你接到参加他们的聚会的邀请了吗?◆They have invited me to go to Paris with them.他们邀请我和他们一同去巴黎。◆They've invited us over for a drink.他们请我们过去喝一杯。◆I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited.我倒是想去,但没接到邀请。▸invitation
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆an invitation to the party出席晚会的邀请◆A concert was held at the invitation of the mayor.在市长的邀请下举办了一场音乐会。◆Admission is by invitation only.凭请柬入场。■ask [transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) to ask sb to come to a social meeting or event请;邀请◆Shall we ask Jon and Alison to dinner at the weekend?我们周末请乔恩和艾莉森来吃饭,好不好?◆I didn't ask them in(= to come into the house).我没有请他们进屋。NOTE辨析 Invite or ask?Ask is used especially to talk about arranging informal social meetings, usually where the invitation is spoken. Invite is also used to talk about an invitation to a more organized or formal social event, such as a party or wedding. You can invite sb to sth with a spoken or written invitation. * ask尤指邀请出席非正式的社交聚会,通常是口头邀请。invite还可指邀请参加策划更周详或更为正式的社交活动,如晚会或婚礼。口头及书面邀请均可用invite。