"invite" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 邀请

Definition

以友好或正式的方式请某人来参加某个活动、去某个地方或一起做某事。它也可以表示引发或给某事发生创造机会。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'invite someone to' 某个地点或活动，以及 'invite someone over' 表示邀请某人来自己家。某些语境里，'invite' 比随意的 'ask' 更正式。它也可以用于抽象表达，如 'invite criticism' 或 'invite trouble'。

Examples

I want to invite my friends to dinner.

我想**邀请**我的朋友们来吃晚饭。

They invited us to their wedding.

他们**邀请**我们参加他们的婚礼。

She invited me over after class.

下课后，她**邀请**我去她家。

Thanks for inviting me, but I already have plans.

谢谢你**邀请**我，不过我已经有安排了。

If you leave food out, you invite ants into the kitchen.

如果你把食物放在外面，就等于**招来**蚂蚁进厨房。

His rude comment invited criticism from everyone in the room.

他那句粗鲁的话**招致了**房间里所有人的批评。