invite
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they invite | |
| he / she / it invites | |
| past simple invited | |
| past participle invited | |
| -ing form inviting |
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to ask somebody to come to a social event 邀请 - invite somebody to something
Have you been invited to their party? 你接到参加他们的聚会的邀请了吗？ She very kindly invited me to lunch. 她友好地邀请我一起吃午餐。 - invite somebody
I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited. 我倒是想去，但我没接到邀请。 My mother invited a few friends that she hadn't seen for 20 years. 我妈邀请了几个20年没见的朋友。 - invite somebody for something
Let's invite them all for dinner. 咱们邀请他们所有人一起吃饭吧。 - invite somebody to do something
They have invited me to go to Paris with them. 他们邀请我和他们一同去巴黎。
Express Yourself Inviting somebody to somethingInviting somebody to something 发出邀请 Here are some ways of making and responding to invitations: 以下是一些发出邀请及回应的方式： 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? 我们要去波士顿，你想跟我们一起去吗？
回应： 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。
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Thank you, I'll check my diary and let you know. 谢谢，我查一下行事历再告诉你。
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Thank you, I'll check my calendar and let you know. 谢谢，我查一下行事历再告诉你。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- cordially
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- into
- for
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- invite somebody to something
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to ask somebody formally to go somewhere or do something; to make a formal or polite request for something （正式）邀请，请求，要求 - invite somebody
The bishop invited representatives from all the parishes in the diocese. 主教邀请了教区所有教区的代表。 - invite somebody for something
Successful candidates will be invited for interview next week. 通过甄别的候选人将获邀于下周参加面试。 - invite somebody to something
Clarke was not invited to the meeting. 克拉克没有被邀请参加会议。 - invite something
The ministry had invited tenders for the demolition of the buildings. 该部已为拆除这些建筑招标。 - invite something from somebody
He invited questions from the audience. 他请听众提问。 - invite somebody to do something
Readers are invited to email their comments to us. 欢迎读者通过电子邮件向我们反馈意见。 He was invited to attend the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. 他被邀请参加1919年的巴黎和会。 Audience members are invited to participate in the discussion. 观众被邀请参加讨论。 In 1956 she was invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet as a soloist. 1956年，她被邀请加入莫斯科大剧院芭蕾舞团，担任独奏演员。
Extra ExamplesYou are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting. 诚挚邀请您光临教区年会。 If he has any complaints to make, I invite him to do so. 如果他有任何抱怨，我邀请他这样做。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- cordially
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- into
- for
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- invite somebody
to make something, especially something bad or unpleasant, likely to happen 招致（尤指坏事） - invite something
Such comments are just inviting trouble. 这种评论简直是在自找麻烦。 - invite somebody/something to do something
Such harsh punishments invited prisoners to respond with defiance. 如此严厉的惩罚招致了囚犯的反抗。
Extra ExamplesThe film seems to invite comparison with ‘The Italian Job’. 这部电影似乎要让人将其与另一部影片《偷天换日》作比较。 The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism. 围绕这件事的大肆渲染和热情必然会引起人们的怀疑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- positively
- practically
- seem to
see also uninvited- invite something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French inviter, or from Latin invitare.