1. vt.邀请　 request presence or participation of
2. vt.请求，要求　 ask for request, especially politely or formally
3. vt.引诱，怂恿；招致　 (seem to) encourage (sth bad)

　～ a singer　邀请一位歌手
　～ a team　邀请某球队
　～ adventures　招致冒险
　～ approach　使人接近
　～ bids　招标
　～ confidence　引起信心
　～ crime　招致犯罪
　～ criticisms　征求…的批评
　～ danger　引起危险
　～ death　招致丧命
　～ defeat　招致失败
　～ disasters　招灾
　～ disbelief and doubt　引起不信任和怀疑
　～ donations　募捐
　～ doubt　引起怀疑
　～ educators　请教育家
　～ friends　邀请朋友
　～ guests　邀请客人
　～ insecurity　引起不安全因素
　～ interest　引起兴趣
　～ mistakes　引起过错
　～ one's friends　邀请几位朋友
　～ one's relatives　邀请亲属
　～ one's sister　邀请某人的妹妹
　～ one's soul　诱惑…的灵魂
　～ oneself　不请自到
　～ opinions　征求意见
　～ question　请提问题
　～ signs and hisses　引起叹息和嘘声
　～ suggestions　征求建议
　～ tenders　招标
　～ that professor　邀请那位教授
　～ the deluge　招来洪水
　～ the fisherman　吸引渔民
　～ the wishes　招来…的祝愿
　～ thieves　招贼
　～ total defeat　招致失败
　～ trouble　自找麻烦
　～ war　引起战争
　～ cordially　热诚邀请
　～ earnestly　恳切邀请
　～ flatteringly　奉承地邀请
　～ forcibly　强求
　～ formally　正式邀请
　～ frequently　连续邀请
　～ graciously　殷勤地邀请
　～ nominally　名义上邀请
　～ originally　最初地邀请
　～ ostensibly　表面上地邀请
　～ peculiarly　特别邀请
　～ politely　有礼貌地邀请
　～ respectfully　尊敬地邀请
　～ specifically　特邀
　～ suavely　温柔有礼地邀请
　～ tentatively　试邀
　～ urgently　紧急邀请
　～ vociferously　大声恳求
　～ warmly　热情地邀请
　～ sb in　请某人进来
　～ sb out　请某人外出吃饭或参加社交活动
　～ sb over　请某人过来
　～ sb round　请某人过来作客
　～ from　向…征求
　～ suggestions from　向…征求建议
　～ into　请（某人）到…
　～ to　邀请…参加…
　～ a team to a tournament　邀请一个队参加一场锦标赛
　～ sb to a club　邀请某人参加俱乐部
　～ sb to a wedding　邀请某人参加婚礼

　Did they invite you?　他们邀请你了吗?
　We invited all our relatives.　我们邀请了所有的亲戚。
　Why did you invite them here?　你为什么邀请他们到这儿来?
　If you invite him, he'll be only too glad to attend.　如果你请他，他一定非常乐意参加。
　It's very kind of you to invite me.　真感谢你邀请我。
　Our teacher often invites our opinions of his teaching work.　我们老师常请我们对他的教学工作提出意见。
　The new hotel invites suggestions from the guests.　这家新开张的旅馆向客人征求建议。
　We should invite criticisms of our plans.　我们应该征求对我们计划的批评意见。
　The speaker paused, seeming to invite questions.　演讲人稍停了一下，好像在等人提问题。
　He stopped speaking and invited discussion.　他停止了讲演，请大家讨论。
　Recklessness invites disaster.　粗心大意招致灾难。
　They were afraid that such a move would only invite trouble.　他们担心这样的行动只会引起麻烦。
　You're just inviting trouble if you do that.　你那样做是在自找麻烦。
　What you have done can only invite trouble.　你的所作所为只会引起麻烦。
　To speak of it to others would invite danger.　在别人面前谈起此事会招来危险。
　His manner doesn't invite approach.　他的态度使人难以接近。
　The premature general strike would invite total defeat.　准备不充分的总罢工会导致彻底的失败。
　We'd better avoid giving the pupils subjects that invite mistakes.　我们最好不要给学生们出那种容易出错误的题目。
　This place of interest invites a good many visitors every year.　每年，这处名胜吸引许许多多的游客。
　This project invites tender.　这个项目正在招标。
　The quiet invites sleep.　安静引人入睡。
　Inspection is invited cordially.　恳请莅临视察。
　Questions are invited.　欢迎提问。
　This was an affair open only to those who had been invited.　这件事只让那些受邀请的人知道。
　They've invited us to go over to their place and stay for the weekend.　他们已邀请我们去他们家度周末。
　They invited us to play the game.　他们邀请我们来玩这个游戏。
　He invited the old master to live with him.　他邀请老师傅和他住在一起。
　The chairman invited me to give my opinion.　主席邀请我发表意见。
　So he invited the boy to come and see him at Paris.　因此他邀请那男孩来巴黎见他。
　Some shops invite people to steal by making it too easy to take things.　有些商店摆设的东西拿起来过于方便，这就会诱发人们去偷窃。
　The beauty of the place invited them to pause and rest a while.　这地方的美丽景色吸引他们停下来休息一会儿。
　The cool water of the lake invited me to swim.　清凉的湖水吸引我去游泳。
　The board invited him to be chief accountant.　董事会正式聘他担任会计主任。
　Don't leave the windows open — it's inviting thieves to enter.　别让窗户那么开着，那会招来小偷的。
　The audience is invited to ask questions at the end.　最后，请听众提问题。
　He has been invited to speak at the meeting.　他应邀在会上讲演。
　We were invited to express our opinions at the meeting.　我们应邀在会上谈了我们的意见。
　He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors.　他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。
　He was invited to eat at her home.　他应邀到她家里吃饭。
　They were invited to take part in the May Day celebrations.　他们被邀请参加五一庆祝活动。
　"Try it on."her sister invited.　她的妹妹撺掇着说道：“试一下”。
　The film was shown to a specially invited audience.　影片是为特邀观众放映的。

 ♣ invite for　(v.+prep.)
　为…而邀请　ask sb politely for sth
　We invited them over to our place for a drink.　我们请他们到我们家来喝一杯。
　We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.　我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
　Doctoral candidates will be invited for interview early next month.　请博士学位考生于下月初前来参加面试。
　He was invited for interview at Leeds.　他应邀在利兹进行采访。
 ♣ invite in　(v.+adv.)
　请（某人）进入（房间、房屋等）　ask sb to enter a house, room, etc.
　They invite me in.　他们邀请我进屋。
　She was obviously expecting me to invite her in, but I was too busy.　她当时显然以为我会请她进屋，但我太忙了。
　Don't stand talking at the gate, Bruce. Invite your friend in.　布鲁斯，别站在大门口谈话了，请你的朋友进来吧。
　They politely invited us in to a meal.　他们很有礼貌地邀请我们进去吃饭。
　Don't keep your aunt standing on the door step, invite her in!　别让你姨妈老站在台阶上，请她进来！
　Open the door and invite him in.　打开门，请他进来。
　She was invited in.　她被请进屋来。
 ♣ invite out　(v.+adv.)
　请（某人）出去　invite sb out to meet or accompany
　This is the second time that nice young man invited me out!　这是那位好心的年轻人第二次请我出去吃饭！
　They invited us out to dinner.　他们邀请我们出去吃饭。
　I'm inviting them out to dinner.　我想请他们到外面吃饭。
　The Playwright invited his friend out to an exhibition.　那位剧作家请他的朋友去看一个展览会。
　He was invited out to a meal yesterday.　昨天他应邀出去吃饭。
 ♣ invite over　(v.+adv.)
　请（某人）过来　ask (sb)to come over
　We invite him over.　我们请他过来。
　Shall we invite him over?　要我们把他请过来吗?
　When are we going to invite the Millers over?We owe them a dinner invitation.　咱们什么时候请米勒一家来做客?我们还欠人家一顿饭呢。
　He invited his friend over for a talk after work.　他请他的朋友下班后来谈谈。
　Why don't they invite your sister over for dinner tomorrow?　他们为什么不请你姐姐明天来吃饭呢?
　I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal.　我被那对新婚夫妇请过去吃饭。
 ♣ invite to　(v.+prep.)
　邀请（某人）参加　ask sb to one's home for a drink, meal, social visit, etc.
　She invited me to her birthday party.　她邀请我参加她的生日宴会。
　He invites us to his wedding.　他邀请我们参加他的婚礼。
　She invited him to a glass of beer.　她请他喝了一杯啤酒。
　We invited some foreign friends to the show.　我们邀请了一些外国朋友来观看表演。
　Do we really have to invite all my insufferable relatives to the wedding?　我们真得请我那些叫人难以忍受的亲戚们来参加婚礼吗?
　I'll invite my foreign friends to my house this Sunday.　这个星期天我将邀请我的外国朋友到我家里做客。
　Once a rich woman invited Martin Brown to her house.　一位贵妇曾经邀请马丁·布朗到她家里。
　I was invited to his house.　他请我到他家去。
　I was invited to a dinner party.　我被邀请去参加一个宴会。
　Yesterday, I was invited to an English evening party.　昨天我应邀参加了一个英语晚会。
　Whether she will be invited to the meeting is not known.　她会不会被邀请去参加会议还不知道。
　For the first time in our lives, we were invited to an important ball.　那是我们一生中第一次应邀去参加一个重要舞会。

 ♣ invite for, invite to
　这两者的区别在于：后者比前者更正式，请人吃便饭、小酌用for，正式宴会用to. 另外，“征求意见等”只能用for.
 ♣ invite, call, convene, convoke, muster, summon
　参见call条。
 ♣ invite, ask for
　这两个词（组）的共同意思是“邀请，请求”。其区别是：invite多指请人做不很劳累甚至有时是使人高兴的事，如请跳舞，参加晚会、吃饭、谈谈意见等；ask for意为“请，请求”，多指请求做需要付出努力的事。例如：
　He felt sore about not being invited to the party.　他为没有被邀请参加晚会而恼火。
　With that he asked for their help.　他接着就请求他们帮助。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思是一样的：

1. 这老人为他的两个儿子聘请了一位家庭教师。
　［误］ The old man has invited a tutor for his two sons.
　［正］ The old man has engaged a tutor for his two sons.
　［析］ “聘请”教师应该用engage，不可用invite.
2. 她邀请我们大家参加她的生日聚会。
　［误］ She invited all of us for her birthday party.
　［正］ She invited all of us to her birthday party.
　［析］ 表示“地点”或“场所”时invite后接to，表示“事情”时invite后可以接for或to.
3. 他收到一封来自美国的信，邀请他去一所著名的学院讲学。
　［误］ He received a letter from the U.S.A. invited him to teach in a well-known institute there.
　［正］ He received a letter from the U.S.A. inviting him to teach in a well-known institute there.
　［析］ 在本句中invite在句中作定语，修饰letter，因此要用现在分词短语作定语。

1. 面对面邀请某人时并不用invite，可以说：Will you come to join us?
2. invite也可用作名词，读作 [′ɪnvaɪt]，相当于invitation，但这是非正式或幽默的用法。例如：
　Do you get an invite?　你收到请帖了吗?

　［同义词］ ask, beg, bid, call, seek, welcome
　［反义词］ force, order
　［词源］　拉丁语invitare（邀请，招待）