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invite 音标拼音: [ɪnv'ɑɪt] vt. 邀请,引起,招致
n. 邀请 邀请,引起,招致邀请 invite邀请 invite n 1: a colloquial expression for invitation; " he didn' t get no invite to the party" v 1: increase the likelihood of; " ask for trouble"; " invite criticism" [ synonym: { invite}, { ask for}] 2: invite someone to one' s house; " Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" [ synonym: { invite}, { ask over}, { ask round}] 3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; " the window displays tempted the shoppers" [ synonym: { tempt}, { invite}] 4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [ synonym: { invite}, { bid}] 5: have as a guest; " I invited them to a restaurant" [ synonym: { invite}, { pay for}] 6: ask to enter; " We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" [ synonym: { invite}, { ask in}] 7: request the participation or presence of; " The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" [ synonym: { invite}, { call for}] 8: express willingness to have in one' s home or environs; " The community warmly received the refugees" [ synonym: { receive}, { take in}, { invite}] Invite \ In* vite"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Inviting}.] [ L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See { Vie}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. [ 1913 Webster] So many guests invite as here are writ. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. -- Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. [ 1913 Webster] To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] There no delusive hope invites despair. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism. Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade. [ 1913 Webster]
Invite \ In* vite"\, v. i. To give invitation. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " invite": abet, acquire, affect the interest, aid and abet, appeal, ask, ask for, attract, be attractive, be responsible for, beckon, bid, bid come, biddance, bidding, bring down, bring on, bring upon, call, call in, calling, concern, contract, countenance, court, encourage, engage, engraved invitation, entice, excite, excite interest, fall in with, fall into, fascinate, feed, fetch, foster, gain, get, give encouragement, incur, interest, inveigle, invitation, involve in, issue an invitation, keep in countenance, lure, nourish, nurture, pique, provoke, run, solicit, stimulate, summon, summons, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle, titillate, welcome, whet the appetite, woo |
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