particular date) to visit my /Wend in Japan■我在日本的 朋友邀请我随时去看他。2 [U] the act of inviting sb or of being invited 邀请；获得邀请：A concert was. heki at the invftotion 〇/ the mayor. 士•市长的邀请下举办了一场 音乐会。.O Admission is by invitation on以•凭请柬入 场。3 [C] a card or piece of paper that you use to invite sb to sth 请柬；请帖：Have you ordered the wedding Znvitorions yet?你订—婚礼请帖了码？ 4 [sing.]〜to sb (to do sth) | to sth something .that encourages sb to do sth，usually sth bad鼓励；：（尤指）怂恿，招致： Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitation to bursars.出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。

invitation-al /.mvi'teijanl/ noun {especially NAm£) (often used in names 常用于名.称）a sports event that you can take part in .only if you are invited 邀请赛 V in-vi*ta>tion-al adj.

in-Vlte (Hr verb, noun

mverb /m'vait/ 1 -- sb (to sth) to ask sb to come to a social event M if ： [VN] Have you been invited to their party?你接到参加他们的聚会的邀请了吗？ ◊ J’d have Hfced to have gone but J wasn’t invited•我倒是想去，但 我没接到邀请。◊ [VN to inf] TTiey have I'/ivited me to go to Paris with them.他们邀请我和他们一同去巴黎。

2 ~ sb (to/for sth) | ~ sth (from sb) {jf〇rwa/)fi〇 ask sb formally to go somewhere or do sth .(正式）邀请，请 求，要求：[VN] Successful candidates will be invited for interview nejct week•通过甄别的候选人将获邀于下周参加 面试。◊ He invited questionsthe audfence.他请听 众提问。◊ [VN to inf] Readers are invited to write in wit/i their comments•欢迎读者来信反馈意见。3 to make sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant, likely to happen 招致 (尤指坏事 X Kn ask for： [VN] Such comments are just inviting trouble.这种评论简直套在自找麻烦。[also VN to inf] —see also uninvited        in.vite sb

a'long to ask sb to go somewhere with you and other people邀请某人一道去；请某人同行：Z got mysd/ frrvited dong.我争得受邀一同前往。in.vite sb 'back 1 to ask sb to come to your home after you have been somewhere together (—起相处后）邀请龛人回自己家： 4/iter the movie, she invited me bacfc /or a drinfc.看完电 ‘后，..她请我到她家去喝了一衧。2 to ask sb to come to your home a second time, or to ask sb to come to your house after you have been to theirs 邀请再访（或回访::） in.vite sb 'in/'up to ask sb to come into your home, especially after you have been somewhere together (尤指一起相处之后）邀请某人到自己家中in,vite sb 'over/'round/a'round to ask sb to come to your home 邀请某人到家中

■                  noun /'invait/ {informal) an invitation M it;请柬： Thanks/or your I'nWte.感谢你的邀请。

in-vit-ing /m'vaitir)/ adj. making you want to do, try, taste, etc. sth 诱人如；吸引人的 Kn attractive： an fnviring smeZZ 诱人的气味TTie water Zoofcs reaHy invfrtng.水面看i：去真诱乂。►in.vit.ing-lyac/v.

in vitro /in 'viitrau; NAmE 'viitrou/ adj. (from Latin, 办/o/ogy 生).(of processes 过程)taking piace outside a living body, in scientific apparatus ' 在生物体外进行 的；夸科学仪器中进行的：in vitro experiments在仪器 中进行的实验◊ the development o/fn vitro/ertiKzation _外受#的研究发展一see also IVF !► in vitro flc/v.: an egg/ertiZized    vitro 体外受精卵

in vivo /m 'viivau; NAmE 'vi:vou/ adj. (from Latin, biology :生)'(of processes 过程）taking place in a living body ft 生物体長进行的Hn vivo

in*vo*ca-tion /.inva'keijn/ noun [U, C] 1 {formal) the act of asking for help, from a god or from a person in authority; the act of referring to sth or of calling for sth to appear (向神或权威人士的）求助；祈祷2 (compwf/ng 计）.act of making a particular function start _ 用； 启用

in-voice /'invois/ noun, verb

m noun a list of goods that have been sold, work that has been done etc., showing what you must pay 发票； (发货或服务）费用清单 HIT! bill： tosend/issue/settle an invoice/or the goods送出/开具/结清费用清单◊ an invoice/or £25〇 —张 25〇 英镑的舍票 o note at bill

■                  ve/i? [VN] ~ sb (for sth) | 〜sth (to sb/sth)   商）to

write or send sb a bill for work you have done or goods

you have provided开发票（或清单）；发出发票（或清 单）：You will be invoiced for these items at the end. of the month.你将于月底收到这些项目的费用清单。◊ Invoice the goods to my account•请把货品的发票开到我

的账上。

in-voke /m'vauk; NAmE in'vouk/ verb [VN] 1 〜sth (against sb) to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing sth援引，援用（法律、规则等作为行 动理由）：Jt is unHfceZy t/iat Zibenaws .wiH be f/ivofced. .不大可能诉诸诽诱法。2 to mention a person, a theory, an example, etc. to support your opinions or ideas, or as a reason for sth提及，援引（某人、某理论、实例等 作为.支持 > :She invoked severed eminent schotars to bade up her argument.她援引了几位赫赫有名的学者来束 持她的论点。3 to mention sb’s name to make people feel a particular thing or act in a particular way 提出 (某人的名宇，只激发某种感觉或行): His name was invoked as a symboi o/the revo〖ution.他的名字被提出作 为那次革命的象征。4 to make a request (for help) to sb, especially a god向（某人）请求帮助；（尤指）析求 神助 5 to make sb have a particular feeling or imagine a particular scene使产生，唤起，引起（感情或想象） ECTTl evoke ： The opening paragraph invokes a vision of £ngkmd in the ear〖y Middle<—段的引言描绘出中 世纪前期的英格兰:象。nrara Some people think this use is not correct.有些人认为此甩法木正确。6 (co/r?- 计).to begin to run a program, etc•调用；激活： rhis command wiZZinvofce t/ie HELP system.这‘邊令将 启用“帮助”系统。7 to make evil appear by using magic用法术召唤（魔鬼）

in-vol«un-tary /in'VDlantri; NAmE m'varlanteri/ adj. 1 an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able to control it jn 意识的；不自觉的：an invoZimtary cry 〇/ pain不由自秦 的痛苦的喊叫 EES voluntary 2 happening without the person concerned wanting it to 非自愿的；.非本意的： the invoZuntary repatriation 〇/immigrants 对移民的强制 性遣返◊ involuntary c/iiWZessness出于无奈&无子妥状k ► in-vol-un-tar-ily /m'VDlantrali; NAmE in.vailan'terali/ adv.

in*V〇lve /m'vDlv; NAmE in'vailv/ verb 1 if a situation，an event or an activity involves sth, that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it包含；需要；使成为必然部分（或结果）S33 ENTAIL: [VN] Any investment involves an element of risk,

都有一定的风险。◊ Afcmy 〇/ the crimes.involved drugs.

罪案飩与毒品有关。〇[V -ing] rhe test wiH invoZve answering questions about a photograph.考试将包括回 答一些关于一张照片的问题。◊ [VN -ing] TTie job invoZves me traveHin^ aH over the country.这份工作需要我在全 国各地跑。◊ Hie job involves my traveling aH

over the country.这份工作需要我在全国各地跑。2 [VN] if a situation, an event or an activity involves sb, they take part in it or are affected by it 牵涉；牵连；會响： There was a serious incident involving a group of youths. 有一起涉及一群年轻人的产重事件。OHowmcmyve/ifdes were invoivedin the crash?这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽 车？ 3 [VN]〜sb (in sth/in doing sth> to make sb tdee part in sth (使）参加，加入：We want to involve 〇5 manypeopZe aspossi’bZe fn the ceZebrarions.我们希望参 加庆政的人越多越好。〇户<^时5 5/1011记〖叩0^出6爪- seZves in their cWZd’s education.父母应当参与孩子的教 育。4 [VN]〜sb (in sth) to say or do sth to show that sb took part in sth，especially a crime 表明（某人参与了犯 罪等 > ■ H7TI implicate ： His confession involved a number 〇/other poZiticfa/15 m the ajfair.他的自白供出其 他一些政治人物也涉及此事。in volve sb in sth to make sb experience sth, especially sth unpleasant •把某人牵涉（或牵扯）到某_里：Fou have involved me in a great ded 〇/extra work.你害得我添了一大堆额外的 工作。

ill-V〇lved /in'VDlvd; NAmE m'vailvd/ adj.

1 [not before noun] ~ (in sth) taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected witli sth 参与；作为一部分；有 关联：to be/become/get involved in poh’rics 参与政治◊ We need to examine all the costs involved in the project /irst.我们首先应该仔细考虑与这一项目有关的所有费用。