1. | [c] （口头或书面的）邀请a spoken or written request to sb to do sth or to go somewhere |
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 | |
an invitation to the party 参加晚会的请柬 | |
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. | [u] 邀请；获得邀请the act of inviting sb or of being invited |
A concert was held at the invitation of the 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. | [c] 请柬；请帖a card or piece of paper that you use to invite sb to sth |
Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet? 你定制婚礼请帖了吗？ |
4. | [sing] ~ to sb (to do sth).~ to sth 鼓励；（尤指）怂恿，招致something that encourages sb to do sth, usually sth bad |
Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitation to burglars. 出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。 |
