[N-COUNT 可数名词]邀请 An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting.
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...an invitation to lunch...
共进午餐的邀请
The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend...
叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。
He's understood to be there at the personal invitation of President Daniel Arap Moi.
据悉他是应总统丹尼尔·阿拉普·莫伊亲自邀请而到场的。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]请帖；请柬 An invitation is the card or paper on which an invitation is written or printed.
Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.
本周将寄出数百份请柬。
...gold embossed invitation cards.
烫金的请柬
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[N-SING 单数名词]诱因；招致…的行为 If you believe that someone's action is likely to have a particular result, especially a bad one, you can refer to the action as an invitation to that result.
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...a war that most liberal Democrats regarded as an invitation to disaster...
一场大部分自由民主党人认为会招致灾难的战争
Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car — it's an open invitation to a thief.
别把买的东西放在汽车后座上——那会招来小偷的。
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in·vi·ta·tion★/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/noun1★[countable ]a spoken or written request to sb to do sth or to go somewhere （口头或书面的）邀请◆to issue/extend an invitation发出╱致送邀请◆to accept/turn down/decline an invitation接受╱拒绝╱婉拒邀请invitationto sth ◆an invitation to the party参加晚会的请柬invitationto do sth ◆I have an open invitation(= not restricted to a particular date)to visit my friend in Japan. 我在日本的朋友邀请我随时去看他。2★[uncountable ]the act of inviting sb or of being invited 邀请；获得邀请◆A concert was held at the invitation ofthe mayor. 在市长的邀请下举办了一场音乐会。◆Admission is by invitation only.凭请柬入场。3★[countable ]a card or piece of paper that you use to invite sb to sth 请柬；请帖◆Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet?你订制婚礼请帖了吗？4[singular ]invitationto sb (to do sth) |invitationto sth something that encourages sb to do sth, usually sth bad 鼓励；（尤指）怂恿，招致◆Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitationto burglars. 出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。invitationinvitationsin·vi·ta·tion/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/
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invitationin‧vi‧ta‧tion /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ ●●●S2 noun
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1[countable] a written or spoken request to someone, inviting them to go somewhere or do somethingan invitation to do something an invitation to speak at a scientific conferenceinvitation to Roger never turns down an invitation to dinner.2[uncountable] the act of being invited or of inviting someone to go somewhere or do somethingby invitation Attendance at the seminars is by invitation only (=only those people who have been invited can attend). They were always dropping by, usually without invitation.at somebody’s invitation/at the invitation of somebody Kegl traveled to Nicaragua at the invitation of the Education Minister.3[countable] a card inviting someone to attend a party, wedding etcparty/wedding invitation We sent out more than 300 wedding invitations.invitation to Did you get an invitation to Jason’s party?4[singular, uncountable] encouragement to do somethingtake something as an invitation to do something He seemed to take my silence as an invitation to talk.5be an open invitation for/to somebody to make it very easy for someone to rob you or harm you: Leaving the car unlocked is just an open invitation to thieves.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2 & 3verbsget/receive an invitation· Did you get an invitation to Janet's party?have an invitation· The following week, I had an invitation to give a talk in Cambridge.accept an invitation· She accepted his invitation to dinner.take up somebody's invitation/take somebody up on their invitation (=accept someone's invitation)· I decided to take them up on their invitation to dinner.refuse/turn down an invitation (also decline an invitation formal)· She turned down an invitation to take part in a televised debate.give somebody an invitation (also issue/extend an invitation formal)· He has issued an invitation to the Chinese president to come to Washington.send (somebody) an invitation· We sent out the invitations last week.thank somebody for an invitation· I'll have to write a letter thanking Martha for the invitation to her wedding.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + invitationa party/wedding invitation· He had a wedding invitation from Rob and Jen.a dinner/lunch invitation· Fred's wife has accepted the dinner invitation.a formal/official invitation· The president received a formal invitation to visit Nigeria.a personal invitation· Each parent was sent a personal invitation for the school's open day.somebody's kind invitation· It gives me great pleasure to accept your kind invitation.a special invitation· We received a special invitation to attend a reception at the embassy.an open/standing invitation (=an invitation to do something at any time you like)· Phillip kindly gave me an open invitation to stay at his villa in Tuscany.a long-standing invitation (=an invitation which someone has had for a long time)· He had accepted a long-standing invitation to address the conference.invitation + NOUNan invitation card (=a card with an invitation printed on it)· Everyone entering will have to show an invitation card.phrasesa flood of invitations (=a lot of invitations)· He got a flood of invitations to appear on TV and radio shows.
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