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invent

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in·vent /ɪnˈvent/ ●●● S3 W3 verb [transitiveT]
1  INVENTto make, design, or think of a new type of thing 發明，創造
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
亞歷山大 · 格雷厄姆 · 貝爾於1876年發明了電話。
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.
不要與 discover（發現）混淆: Scientists have discovered a new type of bacteria. 科學家發現了一種新的細菌。
2  INVENTto think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people 捏造，虛構〔觀點、故事等，通常爲了欺騙别人〕
They invented a very convincing alibi.
他們編造了很有說服力的不在犯罪現場的證據。
 THESAURUS
invent to think of an idea for a new product, machine etc, and design it or make it 發明,創造
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
電話是亞歷山大·格雷厄姆·貝爾發明的。
Who invented the Internet?
因特網是誰發明的？
create to make or design something new and original 創造,設計
We decided to create the software ourselves.
我們決定自己來設計這個軟件。
For her latest book, she has created a whole new group of characters.
她在自己的新書中塑造了一批全新的人物。
think of something/think up something to produce a new idea, plan, method, excuse etc by thinking 想出[構思出]某事物
I’ve thought of an idea.
我想出了一個主意。
They’re always trying to think up new ways to improve efficiency.
他們總是在探索提高效率的新方法。
come up with something to produce a new idea, a way of dealing with something etc, especially a good one 想出某事物
How did you come up with that idea?
你是怎麽想出那個主意的？
Ellis came up with the solution to the problem immediately.
埃利斯馬上就想出了解決問題的辦法。
make something up to invent a story, song, game, excuse etc 編（造）出某物
My mother used to make up bedtime stories for us.
我媽媽以前常常給我們編睡前故事。
I didn’t want to go to the class, so I decided to make up an excuse.
我不想去上課,因此決定編個借口。
dream something up to think of an idea or plan, especially one that seems unusual or even crazy 想出〔不同尋常的甚至瘋狂的〕主意[計劃]
It can’t be easy dreaming up new advertisements all the time.
要不斷地琢磨出新的廣告絕非易事。
I wonder who dreamt up that idea!
我在想是誰想出了那個點子！
devise formal to invent a way of doing something, especially one that is clever or complicated 發明,設計
This system was devised as a way of measuring students’ progress.
這套系統是爲了評估學生的進步情況而設計的。
conceive formal to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind 構思,設想
The project was originally conceived by a Dutch businessman two years ago.
這個計劃最初是兩年前由一位荷蘭商人設想出來的。
Examples from the Corpus
invent• It was proven that one witness's story had been invented.• The geodesic dome was invented by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1947.• He began inventing excuses for why he had done nothing to help.• He invented fictional ancestors and a family history to impress the girls.• Television was invented in the 1920s.• I invented reasons for never seeing him again.• I began to invent reasons for staying away from work.• Kai invented some excuse about having a headache.• Theremin invented the weird electronic instrument that provided soundtracks to 1950s science-fiction movies.
From Longman Business Dictionary
inventin·vent /ɪnˈvent/ verb [transitiveT]
1to make, design or produce something new or a new way of doing something
Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven.
Mr. Monaghan virtually invented the modern pizza delivery business when he founded Domino’s.
2to tell people something that is not true in order to deceive them
He told investors the firm had monthly returns of between 10% and 25% but those returns were invented.
Perhaps the most popular fraud is to inflate or invent business expenses.
→ see also not-invented-here syndrome
Origin invent
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of invenire “to come upon, find”, from venire “to come”
in·vent verb →THESAURUS1
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