英语短语"ask…over"是一个口语化的邀请表达,核心含义是“邀请(某人)过来(到自己的家/某个特定场所)”,强调让对方“来到说话者所在的位置”或“双方约定的地点”。
"ask…over" = 邀请某人到(说话者的)家里/某个场所(隐含“过来”的动作,目的地通常是说话者的领地或双方已知的地点)。
该短语是及物动词短语,需带“人”作宾语,结构分为两种:
(地点隐含或双方已知,无需额外说明)
We’re asking some friends over for a drink tonight.
(我们今晚要邀请一些朋友过来喝一杯。)
Did you ask Tom over to your birthday party?
(你邀请汤姆来你的生日派对了吗?)
(用"to"引出具体目的地,更清晰)
Can I ask you over to my new apartment this weekend?
(这周末我能邀请你去我的新公寓吗?)
My mom asked the neighbors over to our house for coffee.
(我妈妈邀请邻居过来家里喝咖啡。)
(代词(如me/him/her/us)要置于动词和副词之间)
She asked me over to help with the project.
(她邀请我过来帮忙做项目。)
Don’t forget to ask them over—they love board games!
(别忘了邀请他们过来——他们超爱桌游!)
两者都表示“邀请”,但方向相反:
ask…over:邀请“过来”(到说话者的地方,如家里、办公室);
ask…out:邀请“出去”(到说话者以外的地方,如餐厅、电影院,常指约会)。
例:
He asked her over for homemade pasta. (他邀请她来家里吃意面。)
He asked her out for Italian food. (他邀请她出去吃意大利菜。)
"ask…over"是日常口语,用于朋友、家人或熟人之间的轻松邀请,比正式的"invite…to"更亲切自然。
意思:邀请某人过来(到家里/特定场所);
结构:ask sb. over / ask sb. over to sp.;
代词宾语放中间:ask me/him/her over;
与ask…out的区别:“过来”vs.“出去”。
例句巩固:1、 Let’s ask Lisa over to watch the football game with us.
(我们邀请莉萨过来一起看足球赛吧。)
2、 Did you ask the new teacher over for the school picnic?
(你邀请新老师来学校野餐了吗?)
3、 I asked my cousin over to help me move the furniture.
(我邀请表弟过来帮我搬家具。)