(1)邀請(act of asking sb or being asked politely to come somewhere or do sth)[U]：a letter of～邀請信;admission by～only 非請莫入;at the～of sb 應(yīng)某人的邀請;visit China on～應(yīng)邀訪問中國;
(2)邀請，請柬(帖)(request to come or go somewhere or do sth)[C] [N(to)，N+to-inf]：extend/issue/send (out) an～to sb 向某人發(fā)出邀請;accept/decline/refuse sb's～接受/謝絕/拒絕某人的邀請;a cordial/kind/formal/informal/pressing/not-to-be-refused～真誠/盛情/正式/非正式/懇切/盛情難卻的邀請;an～to a party/a dinner/sb's wedding 聚會/宴會/婚禮請柬;The～is worded very graciously. 請柬措辭文雅。 She has received an～to attend the reception. 她收到了參加招待會的請柬。 an～card 請?zhí)?
(3)招致，引誘(act that encourages sb to do sth or sth to happen)[C] [N(to)]：an～to catastrophe 招致災(zāi)難的因素;Not locking your doors at night is an～to thieves. 夜間不鎖門對小偷來說是個誘惑。The king's evil deeds were an～to rebellion. 國王的罪惡行徑招來了反抗。
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