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    invent 的英语意思

    inventinvent /ɪnˈvent/ verb [transitive] 查看全部语言翻译1to make, design, or think of a new type of thing创造、设计或构想出一种新的事物:  Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔于1876年发明了电话。Do not confuse with discover (=to be the first person to find something or to know that it exists): Scientists have discovered a new type of bacteria.2to think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people编造不实的想法、故事等,通常是为了欺骗他人:  They invented a very convincing alibi.他们编造了一个非常令人信服的不在场证明。THESAURUS同义词辨析invent to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it为新产品、机器等构思创意,并将其设计或制造出来: · The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.· 电话是由亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明的。· Who invented the Internet?· 互联网是谁发明的?create to make or design something new and original创造或设计新颖独特的事物: · We decided to create the software ourselves.· 我们决定自己开发这款软件。· For her latest book, she has created a whole new group of characters.· 为了她的最新著作,她创造了一批全新的人物角色。think of something/think up something to produce a new idea, plan, method, excuse etc by thinking通过思考产生新想法、计划、方法、借口等: · I’ve thought of an idea.· 我想到了一个主意。· They’re always trying to think up new ways to improve efficiency.· 他们总是试图想出新方法来提高效率。come up with something to produce a new idea, a way of dealing with something etc, especially a good one产生新想法、解决问题的方法等,尤指好的想法或方法: · How did you come up with that idea?· 你是怎么想到那个主意的?· Ellis came up with the solution to the problem immediately.· Ellis立刻想出了解决问题的方案。make something up to invent a story, song, game, excuse etc编造故事、歌曲、游戏、借口等: · My mother used to make up bedtime stories for us.· 我妈妈过去常常为我们编睡前故事。· I didn’t want to go to the class, so I decided to make up an excuse.· 我不想去上课,所以决定编一个借口。dream something up to think of an idea or plan, especially one that seems unusual or even crazy想出一个主意或计划,尤指看起来不寻常甚至疯狂的: · It can’t be easy dreaming up new advertisements all the time.· 不断地构思新广告一定不容易。· I wonder who dreamt up that idea!· 真不知道是谁想出了那个主意!devise formal正式 to invent a way of doing something, especially one that is clever or complicated发明一种做某事的方法,尤指巧妙或复杂的方法: · This system was devised as a way of measuring students’ progress.· 这套系统是作为衡量学生进步的一种方式而设计的。conceive formal正式 to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind构思一个新想法、计划等,并在脑海中加以发展: · The project was originally conceived by a Dutch businessman two years ago.· 这个项目最初是由一位荷兰商人在两年前构思的。