1 [U] the act of inviting sb or being invited 邀请:
Entry is by invitation only.凭请柬入场。a letter of invitation邀请信
2 [C] an invitation to sb/sth (to sth/to do sth) a written or spoken request to go somewhere or do sth 邀请书;口头邀请:
Did you get an invitation to the conference?你接到会议邀请函了吗?a wedding invitation婚礼请帖
You may accept an invitation, or you may turn it down or decline it. 接受邀请可以说accept an invitation,拒绝就用turn it down或decline it。
invitation/͵Invəˋteʃən; ˌInvəˈteIʃ$n or ˌInvIˈteIʃ$n/n 1 [C,U] a written or spoken request that invites someone to do something〔书面或口头的〕邀请: +to I’ve had an invitation to John's party. 我受到参加约翰的派对的邀请。invitation to do sth He accepted an invitation to speak at the conference. 他接受了在大会上发言的邀请。Entry is by invitation only (=only people who have been invited can go). 凭请柬方可入场。He visited the country at the invitation of the President. 他应总统邀请访问了该国。COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配party/wedding/dinner etc invitation 聚会/婚礼/晚餐等邀请send out invitations – to send them to a number of people 发出邀请get/receive an invitation 接到/收到邀请accept an invitation – to say yes 接受邀请turn down/refuse an invitation – to say no 拒绝邀请 2 [singular 单数] a situation that encourages something else to happen, especially something unpleasant〔尤对不愉快之事的〕怂恿﹐鼓动: +to An unlocked door is an open invitation to thieves. 门不上锁摆明了是让窃贼来偷。
invitationinvitationinvitationsnounIf you have an invitation to go somewhere, somebody has spoken or written to you and asked you to go: Joe sent me an invitation to his party.