invite
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
to ask someone to come to an event
I want to invite you to my birthday party.
我想邀请你参加我的生日派对。
to ask someone formally to go somewhere or do something
The company will invite experts to speak at the conference.
公司将邀请专家在会议上发言。
to make something bad more likely to happen
Leaving your door unlocked might invite trouble.
不锁门可能会招来麻烦。
an invitation
I received an invite to the wedding.
我收到了一份婚礼邀请。