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 邀請 - invite somebody to something
Have you been invited to their party? 你接到參加他們的聚會的邀請了嗎？ She very kindly invited me to lunch. 她友好地邀請我一起吃午餐。 - invite somebody
I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited. 我倒是想去，但我沒接到邀請。 My mother invited a few friends that she hadn't seen for 20 years. 我媽邀請了幾個20年沒見的朋友。 - invite somebody for something
Let's invite them all for dinner. 咱們邀請他們所有人一起吃飯吧。 - invite somebody to do something
They have invited me to go to Paris with them. 他們邀請我和他們一同去巴黎。
Express Yourself Inviting somebody to somethingInviting somebody to something 發出邀請 Here are some ways of making and responding to invitations: 以下是一些發出邀請及回應的方式： Would you like to come for a meal on Saturday? 你星期六願意來吃頓飯嗎？
There's a presentation of our new product at the conference on Tuesday. Would you be interested in coming along? 星期二的會議上我們會展示新産品。你有興趣過來看看嗎？
I'm going to the game on Saturday—how about joining me? 我星期六要去看比賽，跟我一起去怎麽樣？
We're going to Boston—do you want to come with us? 我們要去波士頓，你想跟我們一起去嗎？
回應： That would be very nice, thank you. 那真是太好了，謝謝你。
I'd love to, thanks very much. 我很樂意，非常感謝。
I'm sorry. I've already got something on at the weekend. 抱歉，我周末已經有安排了。
I'm sorry. I already have plans on Saturday. 很遺憾，我星期六已經有計劃了。
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Thank you, I'll check my diary and let you know. 謝謝，我查一下行事歷再告訴你。
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Thank you, I'll check my calendar and let you know. 謝謝，我查一下行事歷再告訴你。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- cordially
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- into
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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）邀請，請求，要求 - invite somebody
The bishop invited representatives from all the parishes in the diocese. 主教邀請了教區所有教區的代表。 - invite somebody for something
Successful candidates will be invited for interview next week. 通過甄别的候選人將獲邀於下周參加面試。 - invite somebody to something
Clarke was not invited to the meeting. 克拉克沒有被邀請參加會議。 - invite something
The ministry had invited tenders for the demolition of the buildings. 該部已爲拆除這些建築招標。 - invite something from somebody
He invited questions from the audience. 他請聽衆提問。 - invite somebody to do something
Readers are invited to email their comments to us. 歡迎讀者通過電子郵件向我們反饋意見。 He was invited to attend the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. 他被邀請參加1919年的巴黎和會。 Audience members are invited to participate in the discussion. 觀衆被邀請參加討論。 In 1956 she was invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet as a soloist. 1956年，她被邀請加入莫斯科大劇院芭蕾舞團，擔任獨奏演員。
Extra ExamplesYou are cordially invited to attend the annual parish meeting. 誠摯邀請您光臨教區年會。 If he has any complaints to make, I invite him to do so. 如果他有任何抱怨，我邀請他這樣做。
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（尤指壞事） - invite something
Such comments are just inviting trouble. 這種評論簡直是在自找麻煩。 - invite somebody/something to do something
Such harsh punishments invited prisoners to respond with defiance. 如此嚴厲的懲罰招致了囚犯的反抗。
Extra ExamplesThe film seems to invite comparison with ‘The Italian Job’. 這部電影似乎要讓人將其與另一部影片《偷天換日》作比較。 The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism. 圍繞這件事的大肆渲染和熱情必然會引起人們的懷疑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- positively
- practically
- seem to
see also uninvited- invite something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French inviter, or from Latin invitare.