音标:[inˈvents] ;
v. 发明, 创造( invent的第三人称单数 ); 编造
v come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
v make up something artificial or untrue

invent的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Can you tell me who invented the telephone?你能告诉我是谁发明了电话?
  2. He always strives to invent something new.他一直努力要发明新东西。
  3. The fact was that China was the first country to invent paper.事实是中国是发明纸的第一个国家。
  4. We must invent an excuse for our absence.我们必须为缺席编造一个藉口。
  5. I invent the story about the man on my way home.在回家的路上,我虚构了有关那个人的故事。
  6. Don't invent an excuse.不要捏造借口。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. I wish someone would invent clothing that can't be worn out.我希望有人发明一种穿不破的衣服。
  2. Who invented the steam engine?谁发明了蒸汽机?
  3. He was the man who invented the combine harvester.他就是发明联合收割机的人。
  4. Edison invented the electric light lamp.爱迪生发明了电灯。
  5. He taught them a game he had invented.他教他们自己发明的一种新游戏。
  6. He has invented a new way of making silk.他发明了制丝的新方法。
  7. The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.科学家们仍然在致力于发明到达外部空间的新方法。
  8. He invented a story to explain why he was late.他编造一个借口来解释他为什么迟到了。
  9. The boy is not honest because he always invented stories.这个男孩不诚实,因为他总爱编造假话。
  10. She invented false news.她捏造了假消息。
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  12. The compass was invented in China four thousand years ago.中国在4000年前发明了指南针。
  13. Printing was first invented by Chinese.印刷术最早是由中国人发明的。
  14. The game of rugby was invented when a boy at the school, tired of kicking the ball, picked it up and ran with it.学校里一个男孩子踢球踢烦了,捡起球抱着跑起来了,就这样发明了橄榄球。
  15. His stories were purely invented.他的故事纯属虚构。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • invent the combine harvester发明联合收割机
  • invent an excuse找借口
  • invent an explanation捏造一种说法
  • invent a false story虚构故事
  • invent a new game发明一种新游戏
  • invent a new method发明了新的方法
~+副词
  • invent smartly虚构得很妙

经典引文

  • She's an imaginary character I invented.

    出自:J. Van Druten
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