invitations

英 [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz]

美 [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz]

n.  (口头或书面的)邀请; 邀请; 获得邀请; 请柬; 请帖
invitation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 邀请
  Aninvitationis 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。
• N-COUNT 请帖;请柬
  Aninvitationis 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
• 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 aninvitation tothat 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。

双语例句

• He was always declining their invitations on ground of ill health.
  他总是以身体不好为理由而谢绝他们的邀请。
• There were twelve fairies, and they were all sent invitations.
  那里是十二个仙女，而且他们全都是送了邀请。
• I learned long ago to avoid these invitations
  我很早就学会怎样躲开这种邀请了。
• The invitations of the party have been sent out.
  宴会的请帖已经发出去了。
• They sent out invitations to many people.
  他们向许多人发了请帖。
• She had sent out well over four hundred invitations that afternoon.
  那天下午她发出了远远不止400份请柬。
• This are invitations to a banquet.
  这是一个宴会的邀请函。
• They have sent out200 invitations to their wedding.
  他们已经发出了两百张婚礼请帖。
• She's always the last to reply to my invitations.
  她总是最后一个答复我的邀请。
• I sent out many invitations to my wedding.
  我发出了很多我婚礼的请柬。