invitation

[.invi'teiʃən]

n.邀请, 邀请函
n.招待
n.招致, 引诱

n.[(+to)][+to-v]

1. 邀请[U][C]

She received an invitation to the party.

她接到参加聚会的邀请。

2. 请帖[C]

They sent out 200 invitations to their wedding.

他们发出了两百张婚礼请帖。

3. 引诱; 招致[C][U]

There was unmistakable invitation in her eyes.

她的目光里有明白无误的诱惑的意味。

词形变化

名词复数：invitations

词义辨析

同义:

n.要求, 请求, 邀请

request  invite  application  appeal  imploration  entreaty  plea  invocation  petition  solicitation  supplication  obtestation  adjuration  bidding

n.召唤

summons  call  challenge

n.吸引, 诱惑, 暗示

attraction  draw  magnetism  allurement  enticement  temptation  lure  bait  tantalization  flirtation  suggestion  hint  overture  tender  offer  proffer  

英英释义

名词 invitation:

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

a tempting allurement

补充

invitationinvitation英:[ˌɪnviˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌɪnvɪˈteʃən]n.1.邀请Thank you for your kind invitation.谢谢你的盛情邀请。He declined an invitation to dinner.他谢绝了赴宴的邀请。2.请柬, 请帖The invitations are out.请帖已发出。

例句

1. I accepted the invitation.我接受了邀请。 2. Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.数百封请柬将在本周寄出。 3. The dinner is by invitation only.晚宴仅限受邀者参加。 4. He's understood to be there at the personal invitation of the President.据了解他是应总统亲自邀请而到场的。 5. Leaving your shopping on the back seat is an invitation to a thief.把买来的东西放在后座上会招来小偷。 6. a war that most Liberal Democrats regarded as an invitation to disaster多数自由民主党人认为招灾引祸的一场战争 7. an invitation dance一场邀请舞会 8. an invitation race一场邀请赛 9. a wedding invitation.婚礼请柬。 10. a club with membership by invitation only.受邀才能成为会员的俱乐部。 11. a herb garden where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef.须经主厨邀请方可进入的香料种植园。 12. tactics like those of the colonel would have been an invitation to disaster.上校的那种战术只会招致灾难。 13. Entry is by invitation only.凭请柬入场。 14. a letter of invitation邀请信 15. Did you get an invitation to the conference?你接到会议邀请函了吗？ 16. a wedding invitation婚礼请帖 17. We sent out more than 100 invitations for the party.我们发出了100多封晚会邀请函。 18. He accepted/declined our invitation.他接受/拒绝了我们的邀请。 19. an invitation to lunch/dinner午宴/晚宴请帖 20. a wedding invitation婚礼请柬 21. You have a standing/open invitation [=you are always welcome; you are always invited] to visit us any time.随时欢迎你来访。 22. She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson. [=she attended because she was invited by the committee chairperson]她应委员会主席之邀出席了此次筹款活动。 23. The event is by invitation only. [=only people who have been invited to the event can attend it]这次活动仅凭请柬人场。 24. She treated his request for help as an invitation to take control of his life.她认为他的求助就是请她掌控他的生活。 25. Leaving valuables unattended is an (open) invitation to thieves (to steal them).把贵重物品放在无人看管之处无异于开门揖盗。 26. His letter to the newspaper was an invitation to criticism.他给报纸写的信招来一番抨击。 27. Speeding is an invitation to disaster/trouble.超速行驶会招致灾祸/麻烦。