in‧vite 1 S2 W2 / ɪnvaɪt / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc

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 短语动词

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 短语动词

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 短语动词

to ask someone to come into your home :

After a few seconds, the door opened and Mrs Barnes invited me in.

invite somebody out 短语动词

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 ) 短语动词

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.