invent

中英词典：invent

1. 动词

invent [v.]

1. 创造；发明
2. 虚构；捏造

词语辨析

invent与create的区别在于，invent指的是通过独立的思考和创造性的努力创造出一种新的事物，而create则更侧重于创造出有形或无形的作品。

词汇扩充

invention [n.] 发明；创造

inventor [n.] 发明家；创造者

inventive [adj.] 有创造力的；善于发明的

近义词

concoct, contrive, devise, fabricate

反义词

destroy, annihilate, abolish

2. 形容词

invent [adj.]

1. 虚构的；捏造的

词汇扩充

invented [adj.] 虚构的；捏造的

柯林斯词典

invent [v.]

If someone invents something such as a machine or process, they have the idea for it and design it.

inventor [n.]

An inventor is someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things.

牛津词典

invent [v.]

Create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.

invention [n.]

The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

用法

1. I invented a new gadget that makes cooking easier.

（我发明了一个新的小工具，使烹饪更容易。）

2. She invented an excuse for being late.

（她编了一个迟到的借口。）

3. The author invented a whole new world in his fantasy novel.

（作者在他的奇幻小说中创造了一个全新的世界。）

4. Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor who held over a thousand patents.

（托马斯·爱迪生是一位多产的发明家，拥有一千多项专利。）

5. The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication.

（电话的发明改变了通信方式。）

6. The artist's work was an invention of his own imagination.

（艺术家的作品是他自己想象的产物。）

7. She accused him of inventing the whole story.

（她指责他捏造了整个故事。）

8. The detective had to invent an alibi to protect his client.

（侦探不得不编造一个不在场证明来保护他的客户。）

9. The inventive engineer came up with a creative solution to the problem.

（富有创造力的工程师提出了一个有创意的问题解决方案。）

10. His inventive mind was always coming up with new ideas.

（他富有创造力的头脑总是能想出新点子。）