Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1502
invite
邀请
核心释义
to ask someone to come to a place or take part in an event
- 1.
邀请某人或某物的出席或参与
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- 2.
正式请求
To request formally.
- 3.
鼓励
To encourage.
- 4.
吸引；引诱；诱使；通过愉悦或希望引导；吸引
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
请求；征求；鼓励；欢迎；吸引；招致；邀请某人或某物的出席或参与；正式请求
用法In use
She invited me to her birthday party.
用法提示：invited 是 invite 的过去式，表示过去的邀请动作。
We usually invite our neighbors over for dinner on weekends.
用法提示：invite 作为动词，后接宾语和不定式或状语，表示邀请某人做某事。
The company is inviting applications for the new position.
用法提示：inviting 是 invite 的现在分词，与 be 动词构成现在进行时，表示正在进行的邀请行为。
invite sb to sth
She invited me to her party.
她邀请我参加她的派对。
invite sb to do sth
They invited us to stay for dinner.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- invite someone to dinner
- 邀请某人吃饭
- We invited our neighbors to dinner last night.我们昨晚邀请了邻居来吃饭。
- invite someone over
- 邀请某人到家里来
- She invited me over for coffee.她邀请我去她家喝咖啡。
- invite someone in
- 请某人进来
- He opened the door and invited me in.他开了门请我进去。
- invite trouble
- 招致麻烦
- Leaving your car unlocked invites trouble.不锁车会招来麻烦。
- invite discussion
- 引起讨论
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'in'（进入）和'vite'（谐音'visit'），邀请他人进入或访问。
语境与语域Context & Register
invite 作'邀请'讲时，属于中性语体，可用于正式场合（如商务邀请函）和非正式场合（如朋友聚会）。常见于主动邀请他人参与活动或做客的场景。
语法说明Grammar Note
invite后常用带to的不定式或介词短语，如 invite sb to do sth 或 invite sb to a place
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /aɪt/ ending sound, making them rhymes for the final stressed syllable of 'invite'. Note that 'invite' has stress on the second syllable, but the rhyming part is identical.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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