invite

崔永元的激进行为和大胆评论招致了不少麻烦。

Cui Yongyuan's aggressive acts and bold comments invited much trouble.

(参考翻译:Cui Yongyuan’s aggressive acts and bold comments have invited much trouble.)

场景一

吃太多的肉会导致身体不健康

Eating too much meat invite unhealthy body.

以下内容摘自现象级英语

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)

词:invite

英英释义:to do something that makes something bad or unpleasant more likely to happen

例句:Your reckless acts will invite nothing but ridicule.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

我们都熟悉“invite”是“邀请”的意思,不过它其实也可以引申为“招致” “诱发”。当我们想表示一件事情会招致麻烦、批评时,就可以用得上它。

比如,我们想提醒一位鲁莽的朋友,做事情要考虑一下自己行为的后果:

Your reckless behavior will invite nothing but ridicule.

一些演员的“天价片酬”已经引发了大众的批评:

Some actors’ astronomical pay has invited widespread public criticism.

根据上面的例句我们可以发现,invite 后面常接消极意义的名词,比如 ridicule, criticism, trouble。这种用法也是《经济学人》中的常客,最新一期的《经济学人》中就出现了 invite 的这种用法:

Voiced by a lifelong Democrat, that suggestion would invite eye-rolling. (因为缺失上下文,这句话并不需要理解,主要了解这里的 “invite eye-rolling”表示“招致白眼”即可,另外注意这里的 voice 被用作动词,意思是“表达观点”。)

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面的句子:

崔永元的激进行为和大胆评论招致了不少麻烦。

(参考翻译:Cui Yongyuan’s aggressive acts and bold comments have invited much trouble.)

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