invite本身就是动词，邀请
vt.
邀请
Did they invite you?
他们邀请你了吗?
They invited me to visit their factory.
他们邀我去参观他们的工厂。
请求, 要求
She invited our opinion of her story.
她征求我们对她的故事的意见。
After his lecture, he invited questions.
课后, 他请同学们提问。
The audience is invited to ask questions at the end.
最后请听众提问题。
引诱, 怂恿; 招致
Recklessness invites disaster.
粗心大意招致灾难。
The calm water in the lake invited us to swim.
平静的湖水引起我们去游泳的兴趣。
Don't leave the windows open—it's inviting thieves to enter.
别让窗户那么开着, 会招来小偷的。
n.
邀请
Do you get an invite?
你收到请帖了吗?
新牛津英汉双解大词典
invite
verb
[with obj.]make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something
邀请
we were invited to a dinner at the Embassy.
我们被邀请出席大使馆的宴会。
[with obj. and infinitive]she invited Patrick to sit down.
她邀请帕特里克坐下。
■make a formal or polite request for (something, especially an application for a job or opinions on a particular topic) from someone
聘请，征聘
■(of an action or situation) tend to elicit (a particular reaction or response) or to tempt (someone) to do something
（指行为或情况）招致，引起；吸引，诱使，怂恿
his use of the word did little but invite criticism.
他使用该词没起到任何作用反倒招来批评。
noun
(informal)an invitation
(非正式)邀请；邀请书，请帖， 请柬