invitation

noun

1. （口头或书面的）邀请
   a spoken or written request to sb to do sth or to go somewhere
   1. to issue/extend an invitation
      发出 / 致送邀请
   2. to accept/turn down/decline an invitation
      接受 / 拒绝 / 婉拒邀请
   3. an invitation to the party
      参加晚会的请柬
   4. 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. 邀请；获得邀请
   the act of inviting sb or of being invited
   1. 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。
   2. Admission is by invitation only .
      凭请柬入场。
3. 请柬；请帖
   a card or piece of paper that you use to invite sb to sth
   1. Have you ordered the wedding invitations yet?
      你订制婚礼请帖了吗？
4. 鼓励；（尤指）怂恿，招致
   something that encourages sb to do sth, usually sth bad
   1. Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitation to burglars.
      出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。

1. N-COUNT 邀请
   An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting.
   1. ...an invitation to lunch...
      共进午餐的邀请
   2. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend...
      叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。
   3. 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。
2. N-COUNT 请帖;请柬
   An invitation is the card or paper on which an invitation is written or printed.
   1. Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.
      本周将寄出数百份请柬。
   2. ...gold embossed invitation cards.
      烫金的请柬
3. N-SING 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.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。

1. I visited Japan in 1987 at the invitation of the Foreign Minister.
   应日本外相的邀请，我于1987年访问了日本。
2. He declined their invitation
   他谢绝了他们的邀请。
3. Entry to this competition is by invitation only.
   只有受邀请才能参加本次竞赛。
4. The invitation had caught me off guard.
   收到这份邀请让我颇感意外。
5. It would be most ungracious and impolite to refuse a simple invitation to supper with him.
   连与他共进晚餐这样的简单邀请都拒绝会显得非常失礼，没有教养。
6. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend
   叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。
7. 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。
8. Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.
   本周将寄出数百份请柬。
9. 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。
10. 'I can't pass this up.' She waved the invitation.
    “我不能错过这个机会，”她挥舞着请帖说。
11. We would appreciate confirmation of your refusal of our invitation to take part.
    若您确认拒绝我们的邀请不能参加，我们将感激不尽。
12. They snubbed his invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers at the UN.
    他们没有理睬他发出的出席联合国外交部长会议的邀请。
13. Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.
    伊丽莎白受到邀请，可以随时去她家住。
14. Eliza accepted Charles 'invitation to a house party.
    伊丽莎接受了查尔斯发出的参加家庭晚会的邀请。
15. It would be ungracious not to accept your invitation.
    盛情难却。
16. Much to my regret, I refused to accept your kind invitation.
    （当时）拒绝您的盛情邀请，深感后悔。
17. It stands to reason that I should accept her invitation.
    按照常情，我应该接受她的邀请。
18. He declined the invitation with stately grace.
    他庄严而文雅地谢绝了邀请。
19. I declined his invitation to dinner.
    他要请我吃饭，我推却了。
20. I deem it an honour to accept your invitation.
    承蒙您的邀请，我觉得很荣幸。
21. He respectfully declined the invitation.
    他有礼貌地谢绝了邀请。
22. I appreciate your kindness ( but can not accept your gift or invitation).
    你的好意我心领了。
23. I saw the invitation on the nightstand.
    我看你床头柜上放着邀请信。
24. I can't accept your invitation.
    我不能接受你的邀请。
25. He's sent me an invitation.
    他为我送来一份请帖。
26. She declined his invitation politely.
    她婉言回绝了他的邀请。
27. Tanya's invitation seemed too enticing to pass up.
    坦妮亚这一邀请看来是如此之诱人，可不能失之交臂。
28. He may accept the invitation, but I wouldn't gamble on it.
    他可能会接受邀请，但我不能保险。
29. I sent her an invitation but she declined.
    我向她发出邀请，但她谢绝了。
30. I refused the invitation politely.
    我礼貌地拒绝了邀请。

noun

1. a tempting allurement
   1. she was an invitation to trouble

2. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
   1. an invitation to lunch
   2. she threw the invitation away