particular date) to
visit my friend in
in vitational /.mvi'teijanl/ noun (especially NAmE) (often used in names W
f] A & ffl) a sports event
that you can take part in only if you are invited M if If ►
in vi ta tion al adj.
in
vite D*w verb,
noun
mverb /in'vait/ 1 ~ sb (to
sth) to ask sb to come to a social event M if: [VN]
Have you been
invited to their party? 7'«%?
0 I’d have
liked to have gone but I wasn’t invited. Hi® A, ffi M ilif o 0
[VN to
inf] They have invited me to go to Paris with
them, ilk if] & if ffl fMl rr ife A EM 0 2 ~ sb (to/for sth) | ~
sth (from sb) (formal) to
ask sb formally to go somewhere or do sth ( IE A ) jSif, if
A, H A: [VN] Successful
candidates will be invited for interview next week. MMMIj'JW^&A^
o He invited questions from the
audience, ilk if B/f ;0:$e|bJo O [VN to inf] Readers
are invited to write in with their comments. 3 to make sth,
especially sth bad or
unpleasant, likely to happen Jg He ( ) EH3 ask for: [VN] Such
comments are
just inviting trouble, j [also
VN to inf] —see also uninvited in.vite sb
a'long to ask sb to go
somewhere with you and other people it if £ A — it A ; iff£A[WJif:
I got myself
invited along, — |W[ BU®0 in.vite sb 'back
1
to ask sb to come to your home after you have been somewhere together ( —) itifif A® i EM: After the movie, she invited me
back for a drink. # %
Mif|ici!]M^ABiT-^lfo 2 to ask sb to come to your home a second
time, or to ask sb to come to your house after you have been to theirs ^if #if
( ^®if ) in.vite
sb in/'up to
ask sb to come into your home, especially after you have been somewhere
together ( Afif-fett&Zfs )
^if^AfiJga^t in.vite
sb 'over/'round/a'round to ask sb to come to your home
itif^Afljg?*
« noun /'invait/ (informal) an invitation M. if ; if A : Thanks for
your invite. [ililffftWiiif o
in
vit ing /in'vaitir)/ adj. making you want to do, try, taste, etc.
sth if AW; ^31 AW 003 attractive: an inviting smell if
A W H o
The water
looks really inviting. 7jtffi1r±AWif Ao ►in vitingly adv.
in vitro /in ‘viitrau; NAmE 'viitrou/ adj. (from Latin, biology 4)
(of processes MS) taking place outside a living body, in scientific apparatus
f£ £ ty)
f£ A M ff W; in vitro experiments
‘f’lf 0 the development of in vitro fertilization
W5Jf — see also IVF ► in vitro adv.: an
egg fertilized in vitro
in vivo /in 'vi:vau; NAmE 'viivou/ adj. (from Latin, biology ffe) (of processes MS)
taking place in a living body & ^MfrW ►in vivo adv.
in vo ca tion /.inva'keijn/ noun [U, C] 1 (formal) the act of asking for
help, from a god or from a person in authority; the act of referring to sth or
of calling for sth to appear ( ®#^clA$A±W ) >£&}; 2 (computing
it) the act of making a
particular function start ijSj fj;
W!ti
in-voice /invois/ noun, verb
■
noun a list of goods that
have been sold, work that has been done etc., showing what you must pay A 1R ;
( )
M?f # Pm BILL: to send/issue/settle
an invoice for the goods MtB
/ JF^Rr / jf ff If if#- 0 an invoice for £250 — 250 A£tWA® <=> note at bill
m verb [VN] ~ sb (for sth) | ~ sth (to sb/sth) (business ]§[) to
write or send sb a bill for work you have done or goods
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you have provided ( j£it# ) ; £ft}AH (
iM
#
) : You
will be invoiced for these items at the end of
the month. M /£
M @ W I! if#«, 0
Invoice
the goods to my account, if & WAIItFSJS WfHAto
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 $31,
) : It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked.
i£<= 2 to mention a person, a theory, an example, etc. to support your
opinions or ideas, or as a reason for sth HA, $31 ( f£A, fF A Af# ) : She invoked several eminent scholars
to back up her argument.
ff 3 to
mention sb’s name to make people
feel a particular thing or act in a particular way $ if}
( f£AW£% ) : His name was
invoked as a symbol of the revolution. flkW^^M^ifl f^ 4 to make a
request (for help) to sb, especially a god ft ( £A ) if jfclffUj; ( Afl )
#
gfj 5 to make sb have a
particular feeling or imagine
a particular scene nfcjg, ( jfilf MWM )
cm evoke : The opening
paragraph invokes a vision of
nnn Some people think this use is not correct.
AiAift o 6 (computing if) to begin to run a program, etc. iJ$ jf; :
This
command will invoke the HELP system. ##
jp fjf “ WStl ” Ho 7 to make evil appear by using magic ln
in
vol untary /in'vDlantri; NAmE
in'varlanteri/ adj. 1 an involuntary movement, etc. is made suddenly, without you intending it or being able
to control it ft M it W; A i W: an
involuntary cry of pain A i i EsBS voluntary 2 happening without the person concerned
wanting it to # g |jg W; W:
the involuntary repatriation of immigrants WOSf'J
ftiftii 0 involuntary
childlessness ► in-vol-un-tar-ily /m'vnlantrali; NAmE in.vailan'terali/ adv.
in volve 0“W /m'VDlv; NAmEin'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 ) BH3 ENTAIL:
[VN] Any investment involves an element of
risk.
W 'A W M o <> Many
of the crimes involved drugs.
O [V -mg] The test will
involve answering questions about a photograph. ®
O [VN -mg] The job involves me travelling all
over the country. Mf H 0
(formal) The job involves my travelling all
over the country. 2 [VN] if
a situation, an event or an activity involves sb, they
take part in it or are affected by it I^RIb] :
There
was a serious incident involving a group of youths.
0 How many vehicles were involved in
the crash ? ^ fit ft
ft$L 0 A % 'H
A ? 3 [VN] - sb
(in sth/in doing sth) to make sb take part in sth ( ^ ) #j!jp, fjpA: We want to involve as many people as
possible in the celebrations. 3% ff] # H
# * O Parents
should involve themselves in their child’s education.
W0 4 [VN] ~ sb
(in sth) to say or do sth to show that sb took part
in sth, especially a crime ® A#MT3E
afP # ) cm implicate : His confession involved a number of other
politicians in the affair. ffeW
g fife—in'volve sb
in sth to make sb experience sth, especially sth
unpleasant fE^A$# ( You have involved me
in a great deal of extra work.
in volved On /in'vnlvd; NAmE
in'vailvd/ adj.
1 [not before noun] ~ (in sth) taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected with sth #ig; —nPW",
We
need to examine all the costs involved in the project first.