(1)邀请(act of asking sb or being asked politely to come somewhere or do sth)[U]：a letter of～邀请信;admission by～only 非请莫入;at the～of sb 应某人的邀请;visit China on～应邀访问中国;

(2)邀请，请柬(帖)(request to come or go somewhere or do sth)[C] [N(to)，N+to-inf]：extend/issue/send (out) an～to sb 向某人发出邀请;accept/decline/refuse sb's～接受/谢绝/拒绝某人的邀请;a cordial/kind/formal/informal/pressing/not-to-be-refused～真诚/盛情/正式/非正式/恳切/盛情难却的邀请;an～to a party/a dinner/sb's wedding 聚会/宴会/婚礼请柬;The～is worded very graciously. 请柬措辞文雅。 She has received an～to attend the reception. 她收到了参加招待会的请柬。 an～card 请帖;

(3)招致，引诱(act that encourages sb to do sth or sth to happen)[C] [N(to)]：an～to catastrophe 招致灾难的因素;Not locking your doors at night is an～to thieves. 夜间不锁门对小偷来说是个诱惑。The king's evil deeds were an～to rebellion. 国王的罪恶行径招来了反抗。

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