| 单词 | invent |
| 释义 | invent (ɪnvent ) Word forms: invents , inventing , invented 1. verb B1+ If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. He invented the first electric clock. [VERB noun] Writing had not been invented as yet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: create, make, produce, develop 2. verb B2 If you invent a story or excuse, you try to make other people believe that it is true when in fact it is not. I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make up, devise, concoct, forge Collocations: invent a machine A friend of mine invented a machine that cleans computer hard drives. Christianity Today (2000) And they claim they could invent a machine to see into our thoughts within ten years. The Sun (2009) A university student has invented a machine that washes, dries and irons clothes all at once. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He also invented a method of moulding leather so that it might be formed into belts with pouches to contain batteries. Times, Sunday Times They have invented a method of converting fresh vegetation, a material the digestive system of ants cannot handle, into an edible food product. Christianity Today He also invented a method for smooth two-dimensional mass-preserving areal data redistribution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He invented a method to produce formaldehyde from methanol by oxidation with atmospheric oxygen and metallic copper as a catalyst. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He subsequently invented a method for locating and procuring groundwater by means of drilling and pumping. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About pushed this idea to invent the story of a brigand chief who converts his business into a registered joint-stock company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My conclusion was that it must be something about inventing a story to show that you are more valuable than you seem. Times, Sunday Times He confessed to inventing his story. The Sun She was jailed for three years for inventing the story as well as charges of theft and fraud. Times, Sunday Times And then invented a story which was a wholesale fabrication to cover her actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 发明 Japanese: 発明する |
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