名詞 invite:

1. a colloquial expression for invitation

動(dòng)詞 invite:

1. increase the likelihood of
   同義詞：ask for
2. invite someone to one's house
   同義詞：ask over, ask round
3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
   同義詞：tempt
4. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
   同義詞：bid
5. have as a guest
   同義詞：pay for
6. ask to enter
   同義詞：ask in
7. request the participation or presence of
   同義詞：call for
8. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
   同義詞：receive, take in

1. I've invited the Smiths round for drinks next Friday.
   我已邀請(qǐng)史密斯一家下周五來(lái)家中小酌。
2. Leaving your car unlocked is just inviting trouble!
   汽車不鎖上純粹是自找麻煩！
3. Shall we invite them back after the theatre?
   看完戲我們把他們邀回家去好嗎？
4. Questions are invited after the meeting.
   會(huì)后請(qǐng)聽(tīng)眾提問(wèn)。
5. You are just inviting trouble if you do that.
   你那么做就是在自找麻煩。
6. We invited all our relatives to the wedding.
   我們邀請(qǐng)了所有的親戚來(lái)參加婚禮。

in.vite

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
in.vit.ed,in.vit.ing,in.vites
To ask for the presence or participation of:
邀請(qǐng)：請(qǐng)求出席或參與：
例句：
invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference.
請(qǐng)朋友吃飯；請(qǐng)作家出席一個(gè)會(huì)議

To request formally:
正式邀請(qǐng)：正式請(qǐng)求：
例句：
invited us to be seated.
恭請(qǐng)我們就座

To welcome; encourage:
歡迎；鼓勵(lì)：
例句：
invite questions from the audience.
歡迎聽(tīng)眾提問(wèn)

To tend to bring on; provoke:
引起；招致：
例句：
.Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad.(John Jay)
.內(nèi)訌招致外患.(約翰·杰伊)

To entice; tempt.
慫恿；誘使
n.（名詞）

An invitation.
邀請(qǐng)

來(lái)源：
French inviter
法語(yǔ) inviter
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin invot3re
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) invot3re