invite作及物动词，其用法如下：

1)邀请，招待。常用结构为：

invite sb to do sth,

invite sb to sth，

invite sb+副词或介词短语，

表示“邀请某人做某事”，“邀某人去某地”“用?招待?。如：

①They've invited us to stay for the weekend.

他们已邀请我们留下来度周末。

②Who have you invited to your house for your birthday party?

你请了谁到家里来参加你的生日晚会？

I've invited the Smiths round for drinks next Friday.

我已邀请史密斯一家下周五来家中小酌。

③She was polite but she didn't invite me in.

她很客气，但并未邀请我们进去。

Shall we invite them back after the theatre?

看完戏我们把他们邀回家去好吗？

We invited all our relatives to the wedding.

我们邀请了所有的亲戚来参加婚礼。

2)请求，征求。如：

① Questions were invited after the meeting. 会后欢迎提问。

② Questions are invited after the meeting.会后请听众提问。

3)引起，招致，吸引诱使。如：

①You're just inviting trouble if you do that. 如果你那样做，只能是惹麻烦。

 ②Don't leave the windows open----it's inviting thieves to enter.

不要让窗户开着，那会引贼入室。

Leaving your car unlocked is just inviting trouble!

汽车不锁上纯粹是自找麻烦！

The place invites a good many visitors.

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  义务教育英语课程标准五级词汇表(点击每一个单词，可直接链接到这个单词的用法.)

经典考题：

1.--Why didn't John come to Susan's birthday party ?

   -- He                 .

    A. isn't invited  B. didn't invite  C. wasn't invited  D. hasn't invited

2. Thanks for your                （invite）。

3. You can visit the school only by                       （invite）。

Keys:

1.C 2. invitation 3.invitation