Reporters were often invited to levees.是什么意思？

Reporters were often invited to levees.

新闻记者常被邀参加接见会。

reporters

n. 记者( reporter的名词复数 )；

例句
He told reporters today that the president's trip to Moscow is up in the air.
今天他告诉记者们总统是否前往莫斯科尚未确定。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

often

adv. 常常，经常，时常，再三；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

invited

v. 邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )，请求，引诱，招致；

例句
She invited 750 people aboard the luxury yacht, the Savarona...
她邀请了750人乘坐豪华游艇“萨瓦罗纳”号。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。