vt.
邀請
Did they invite you?
他們邀請妳了嗎?
They invited me to visit their factory.
他們邀我去參觀他們的工廠。
請求, 要求
She invited our opinion of her story.
她征求我們對她的故事的意見。
After his lecture, he invited questions.
課後, 他請同學們提問。
The audience is invited to ask questions at the end.
最後請聽眾提問題。
引誘, 慫恿; 招致
Recklessness invites disaster.
粗心大意招致災難。
The calm water in the lake invited us to swim.
平靜的湖水引起我們去遊泳的興趣。
Don't leave the windows open—it's inviting thieves to enter.
別讓窗戶那麽開著, 會招來小偷的。
n.
邀請
Do you get an invite?
妳收到請帖了嗎?
新牛津英漢雙解大詞典
invite
verb
[with obj.]make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something
邀請
we were invited to a dinner at the Embassy.
我們被邀請出席大使館的宴會。
[with obj. and infinitive]she invited Patrick to sit down.
她邀請帕特裏克坐下。
■make a formal or polite request for (something, especially an application for a job or opinions on a particular topic) from someone
聘請，征聘
■(of an action or situation) tend to elicit (a particular reaction or response) or to tempt (someone) to do something
（指行為或情況）招致，引起；吸引，誘使，慫恿
his use of the word did little but invite criticism.
他使用該詞沒起到任何作用反倒招來批評。
noun
(informal)an invitation
(非正式)邀請；邀請書，請帖， 請柬