| 单词 | invite |
| 释义 | invite —invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb [T] (ASK TO AN EVENT) ↑Verb Endings for invite ► A1 to ask or request someone to go to an event: » We're invited to Lola's party.» Candidates who are successful in the written test will be invited for an interview.» [+ obj + to infinitive ] Her family invited me to stay with them for a few weeks.Thesaurus+: ↑Inviting and summoningWord Builder:–Nouns: invitation–Adjectives: inviting–Verbs: invite–Adverbs: invitingly• • • Extra Examples:» They've invited 80 guests to the wedding.» They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor.» They've invited us round for dinner on Saturday.» She invited a lot of people to the party but half of them didn't turn up.» All the mums and dads are invited to the school play at the end of the year.Common mistake: invite! The most usual preposition to use after the verb invite is to.! Don't say 'invite someone for/at' an event , say invite someone to an event:✗ She invited me for a party at her parents' house.! However, you can invite someone for a meal, or for the weekend:» They invited me for/to dinner.verb [T] (ENCOURAGE) ↑Verb Endings for invite ► C2 to act in a way that causes or encourages something to happen or someone to believe or feel something: » Behaving provocatively in class is just inviting trouble.» Such a badly presented exhibition invites criticism.Thesaurus+: ↑Encouraging and urging on , ↑Inspiration and inspiringverb [T] (REQUEST FORMALLY) ↑Verb Endings for invite ► C1 to request something, especially formally or politely: » Offers in the region of £1,000,000 are invited for the property.» [+ obj + to infinitive ] The newspaper invited readers to write in with their views.Thesaurus+: ↑Making appeals and requests ˈɪn.vaɪt/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► F0 an invitation: » I didn't get an invite to their wedding. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含67674条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。