invitation
noun
ˌɪnvɪəˈteɪʃən
noun
1
a
written
or
spoken
request
to
someone,
inviting
them
to
go
somewhere
or
do
something
〔书面或口头的〕邀请
C
2
the
act
of
being
invited
or
of
inviting
someone
to
go
somewhere
or
do
something
（获得）邀请
U
by
invitation
Attendance
at
the
seminars
is
by
invitation
only
(=only
those
people
who
have
been
invited
can
attend)
.
研讨会凭邀请函方可参加。
They
were
always
dropping
by,
usually
without
invitation.
他们常常来串门，通常不请自来。
at
sb’s
invitation/at
the
invitation
of
sb
Kegl
traveled
to
Nicaragua
at
the
invitation
of
the
education
minister.
凯格尔应教育部长的邀请去了尼加拉瓜。
3
a
card
inviting
someone
to
attend
a
party,
wedding
etc
请柬
C
party/wedding
invitation
We
sent
out
more
than
300
wedding
invitations.
我们发了 300 多封婚礼请柬。
[+
to
]
Did
you
get
an
invitation
to
Jason’s
party?
你有没有收到贾森的晚会请柬？
4
encouragement
to
do
something
鼓动 （激励 ）〔做某事〕
singular 单数, U
take
sth
as
an
invitation
to
do
sth
He
seemed
to
take
my
silence
as
an
invitation
to
talk.
他似乎把我的沉默理解为鼓励他讲话。
5
be an open invitation for/to sb
to
make
it
very
easy
for
someone
to
rob
you
or
harm
you
公开让人来抢劫 （伤害 ）
Leaving
the
car
unlocked
is
just
an
open
invitation
to
thieves.
汽车不上锁就离开是摆明了让窃贼来偷。