1、invite
邀请
She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.
她邀请他去参加她在新泽西举行的 26 岁生日聚会。
I invited her in for a coffee.
我请她进来喝杯咖啡。
(正式)邀请,请求,要求
At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out.
在将来的某天,经理们将受邀进行管理层收购。
The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down.
将会向有关人员私下出示该证据,并要求其暂时离开证人席。
招致;诱发;引发
I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble.
我意识到英国人如果对爱尔兰问题加以泛化的话会招惹麻烦。
Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.
他们拒绝妥协必然会引发联合国的更多批评。
2、insult
侮辱;辱骂
I did not mean to insult you.
我不是要故意侮辱你。
Buchanan said he was insulted by the judge's remarks.
布坎南说法官的那番话侮辱了他。
侮辱;凌辱;辱骂
Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent.
他们的行为是对他们代表的人民的一种侮辱。
The prison Governor criticised some of his officers who shouted insults at prisoners on the roof.
监狱长批评了一些站在屋顶上大声辱骂囚犯的狱警。