1、invite

邀請

She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.

她邀請他去參加她在新澤西舉行的 26 歲生日聚會。

I invited her in for a coffee.

我請她進來喝杯咖啡。

(正式)邀請，請求，要求

At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out.

在將來的某天,經理們將受邀進行管理層收購。

The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down.

將會向有關人員私下出示該證據,并要求其暫時離開證人席。

招致;誘發;引發

I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble.

我意識到英國人如果對愛爾蘭問題加以泛化的話會招惹麻煩。

Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.

他們拒絕妥協必然會引發聯合國的更多批評。

2、show up

(使)清晰;(使)變得明顯;(使)顯現出來

You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years.

你可能患有某種 10 年或者 15 年都看不出什么癥狀來的怪病。

The orange tip shows up well against most backgrounds.

橙色的尖端在大多數背景下都很醒目。

使難堪;使尷尬;使丟臉

He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov.

她在列昂諾夫面前讓他難堪，他要教訓她一通。

She kept saying I ought to try some, but I wasn't going to show myself up.

她一直說我應該嘗一嘗，但我可不想丟人。