invite

🇬🇧 UK/in'vait/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kA2

Definitions

v.

To ask someone to come somewhere or take part in something; to encourage or increase the likelihood of something.

邀请;招致,引起

n.

An invitation (informal).

邀请(口语)

🧩 Root Breakdown

innot, opposite of
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vitother
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esuffix
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Common Collocations

  • 1.invite trouble招惹麻烦
  • 2.invite friends邀请朋友

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She invited her friends over for dinner to celebrate her promotion.

  • 2.

    Leaving valuables visible in your car invites theft and break-ins.

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