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Invent Verb Make Invented 英[ɪnˈvent 美[ɪnˈvɛnt Vt.发明,创造;虚构 发明;创造;首创

单词 invent
音标
英[ɪnˈvent] 美[ɪnˈvɛnt]
解释
vt.发明,创造;虚构;
例句

VERB
发明;创造;首创
If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it.
例:He invented the first electric clock...他发明了第一个电动机械钟。
例:Writing had not been invented as yet.书写体系当时还没有创造出来。

VERB
编造;捏造;虚构
If you invent a story or excuse, you try to make other people believe that it is true when in fact it is not.
例:I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.我站着不动,试图编个说得过去的借口。
变形
third:invents~done:invented~ing:inventing~past:invented~

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