The word "innovation" can refer to a new thing or method (countable noun) or the introduction of new ideas and methods (uncountable noun).
innovation [N-COUNT 可数名词] 新事物；新方法 An innovation is a new thing or a new method of doing something. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词] 革新；创新；改革 Innovation is the introduction of new ideas, methods, or things.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]新事物；新方法 An innovation is a new thing or a new method of doing something.
The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.
素食汉堡是一种迅速传到了英国的新开发食品。
...the transformation wrought by the technological innovations of the industrial age.
由工业时代的新技术方法促成的变化
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]革新；创新；改革Innovation is the introduction of new ideas, methods, or things.
We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
我们必须提倡创意，鼓励革新。
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in·nov·ationAWL/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/noun1[uncountable ]innovation(in sth) the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing sth （新事物、思想或方法的）创造；创新；改革◆an age of technological innovation技术革新的时代2[countable ]innovation(in sth) a new idea, way of doing sth, etc. that has been introduced or discovered 新思想；新方法◆recent innovations in steel-making technology新近的炼钢技术革新innovationinnovationsin·nov·ation/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/
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innovationin‧no‧va‧tion /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ ●●○AWL noun
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1[countable] a new idea, method, or inventioninnovation in recent innovations in English teaching2[uncountable] the introduction of new ideas or methods: We must encourage innovation if the company is to remain competitive.innovation in We need to encourage innovation in industry. Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation.
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innovation
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n.创新，革新；新方法
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