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		 🔑 in·vi·ta·tionBrE /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/NAmE /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ noun🔑  [C] 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◆~ to sthan invitation to the party 参加晚会的请柬◆~ to do sthI 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。🔑  [U] the act of inviting sb or of being invited 邀请;获得邀请◆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.  获邀者方可参加。🔑  [C] 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?  你定制婚礼请帖了吗? [C, usually sing.] ~ to sb (to do sth) | ~ to sthsomething that encourages sb to do sth, usually sth bad 鼓励;(尤指)怂恿,招致◆Leaving the doors unlocked is an  open invitation  to burglars.  出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。 |