invite最常见的含义是“邀请”，除此之外还可引申为“诱发、招致”，英英释义：“to do something that makes something bad or unpleasant more likely to happen”。当我们想表示一件事情会招致麻烦、批评时，即可用到invite。
例句：Your reckless acts will invite nothing but ridicule. 你鲁莽的行为只会招来他人的嘲弄。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.
从例句可发现，invite 后常接消极意义的名词，比如 ridicule, criticism, trouble。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”。）
（1）翻译
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 have invited much trouble.
Cui Yongyuan’s competitive actions and daring comments have invited much trouble.
（2）场景：这部电影似乎诱导观众将其与上一部系列电影比较
造句：The film seems to invite comparison with last ‘Lost in Thailand’.
场景：我意识到英语水平差会导致工作中的失误。
造句：I realize that poor English invites mistake in work.
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