Word · Frequency #1502
invites
邀请
invites is the third person singular of invite.
to ask someone to come to a place or take part in an event
- 1.
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
邀请某人或某物的出席或参与
- 2.
To request formally.
正式请求
- 3.
To encourage.
鼓励
- 4.
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
吸引；引诱；诱使；通过愉悦或希望引导；吸引
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
In use
She invited me to her birthday party.
We usually invite our neighbors over for dinner on weekends.
The company is inviting applications for the new position.
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.
他们邀请我们留下吃晚饭。
invite + n.
后接抽象名词，表示招致（通常是不好的结果）。
His careless remarks invited criticism.
他粗心的言论招致了批评。
Connections
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
- The controversial topic invited lively discussion.这个有争议的话题引起了热烈的讨论。
- invite questions
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'in'（进入）和'vite'（谐音'visit'），邀请他人进入或访问。
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。
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
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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