| 单词 | invent |
| 释义 | inventinventsinventedinventinginventinvent /ɪnˈvent/ verb [transitive]1to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it: Alexander Bell invented the telephone.invent亚历山大∙贝尔发明了电话。2to think of an idea or story that is not true, usually in order to deceive someone: You’ll have to invent a better excuse!well你找借口也得编个好一点的呀！THESAURUS: inventinvent to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it: He invented the light bulb.inventWho invented the Internet?inventdiscover to find a new substance, fact, way of doing something etc that no one has ever found or thought of before: Scientists may have discovered a cure for the disease.scientistdiscoverPierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.discovercreate to make something completely new using your imagination, for example a new design or character: Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney.becreateHe created a whole new range of simple recipes.createrecipethink of something/come up with something to produce a new idea, name, method etc by thinking carefully about it: Together they came up with the idea for the business.comeSee if you can think of a better name for the book.wellmake something up to invent a story, song, game etc: Mum used to make up stories for us at bedtime.usestorydevise formal to invent a way of doing something: This system was devised to measure students’ progress.bedevisestudent |
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