| 单词 | invent |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔-watching〕He is said to have invented the sport of celebrity-watching.据说是他发明了观赏名人这项活动。柯林斯高阶〔Alcaeus〕Greek poet who reputedly invented Alcaic verse.阿乐凯奥斯：希腊诗人，以首创阿尔凯奥斯四行诗而享有盛誉美国传统〔BELIEVE〕Students invent all sorts of unlikely explanations as to why they can't do their homework. 学生们编造各种古怪的借口来解释自己为什么不做功课。朗文写作活用〔CONTROL/NOT CONTROL〕In Marlowe's opinion, religion was invented in order to keep people down. 马洛认为，发明宗教的目的是为了使老百姓顺服。朗文写作活用〔DISADVANTAGE〕Booth invented schemes to help the disadvantaged in the community. 布思制定了计划帮助社区中贫困的人。朗文写作活用〔EARN〕The person who invented Post-It notes must have made a fortune. 发明报事贴的人肯定发大财了。朗文写作活用〔EASY〕Before cars were invented, people thought nothing of walking six miles to work. 在发明汽车之前，步行六英里去上班对人们来说不算什么。朗文写作活用〔ENJOY〕In the end Kelly admitted that she'd invented the story for a laugh. 最后凯莉承认说，这故事是她为了博大家一笑而编出来的。朗文写作活用〔GAME〕The game of golf was invented in Scotland. 高尔夫球运动起源于苏格兰。朗文写作活用〔Hero〕Alexandrian scientist who invented many water-driven and steam-driven machines and devised a formula for determining the area of a triangle.希罗：亚历山大时期的科学家，发明了许多水动力机和蒸汽动力机并想出了测定三角形面积的公式美国传统〔INVENT〕Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. 亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明了电话。朗文写作活用〔INVENT〕Television was invented in the 1920s. 电视是20世纪20年代发明的。朗文写作活用〔INVENT〕Theremin invented the weird electronic instrument that provided soundtracks to 1950s science-fiction movies. 塞里明发明了奇怪的电子乐器，这种乐器为20世纪50年代的科幻电影做配乐录音。朗文写作活用〔Jubal〕In the Old Testament, a descendant of Cain who is said to have invented musical instruments.犹八：《圣经·旧约》中该隐的后代，据说是他发明了乐器美国传统〔LIE〕He invented fictional ancestors and a family history to impress the girls. 他杜撰了一些祖先的名字和一个家族历史来打动那些女孩子。朗文写作活用〔LIE〕He began inventing excuses for why he had done nothing to help. 他开始编借口解释为什么没有想办法帮忙。朗文写作活用〔LIE〕I invented reasons for never seeing him again. 我编了些理由，永远也不见他了。朗文写作活用〔RARE/RARELY〕Toys were few and far between, but the children invented games and played together. 玩具很少，但孩子们自己想出游戏来一起玩。朗文写作活用〔Total Football〕Rinus Michels, the Dutch national team coach of the 1970s, is usually credited with inventing "Total Football".人们通常认为是1970年代荷兰国家队教练里纳斯·米歇尔斯发明了全攻全守足球。剑桥高阶〔UNTRUE〕I began to invent reasons for staying away from work. 我开始编造理由不去上班。朗文写作活用〔UNTRUE〕It was proven that one witness's story had been invented. 已证实有一个证人的描述是编出来的。朗文写作活用〔alarmist〕A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe.大惊小怪者；危言耸听者：不必要地进行警告或试图警告别人的人，如对即将来临的危险、灾难加以捏造或传播虚假夸张的谣言美国传统〔also〕Thomas Edison is best known for inventing the lightbulb, but he also invented the phonograph.托马斯·爱迪生最为人熟知的是发明了电灯泡，但是他还发明了留声机。韦氏高阶〔artificial language〕A language invented for a specific purpose and based on a set of prescribed rules.人造语言：一种为某特定目的并以一套特定规则为基础而发明的语言美国传统〔bizarre〕He invented a bizarre contraption to open envelopes.他发明了一个开信封的稀奇玩意儿。外研社新世纪〔catch〕He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.他发明了一种新的游戏，但从未真正流行起来。牛津高阶〔circumstantial〕They were skilled at inventing circumstantial details.他们很善于虚构次要细节。外研社新世纪〔consider〕Charles Babbage is generally considered to have invented the first computer.人们普遍认为查尔斯•巴贝奇发明了第一台电脑。外研社新世纪〔credit〕Evans is credited with inventing the system.据信是埃文斯发明这个系统的。朗文当代〔credit〕Fairlie is widely credited with inventing the phrase ‘the Establishment'.人们普遍认为 “权势集团”这个词是费尔利创造的。麦克米伦高阶〔credit〕The company is credited with inventing the industrial robot.发明工业机器人是那家公司的功劳。牛津高阶〔embellish〕I embellished the story with invented dialogue and extra details.我通过杜撰对话和添加细节来增加故事的趣味性。外研社新世纪〔embellish〕I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details.我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。柯林斯高阶〔enterprising〕He invented the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards for enterprising youngsters.他为有进取心的年轻人创设了爱丁堡公爵奖。英汉大词典〔everlasting〕I wish someone would invent an everlasting light bulb.我希望能有人发明一种永远不会烧坏的灯泡。剑桥高阶〔excuse〕He invented a pathetic excuse about losing his watch.他为丢表编了一个站不住脚的借口。牛津搭配〔face〕She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.为了尽量挽回面子，她谎称那时在海外。剑桥高阶〔failing〕He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.为了弥补现实中儿子的不足之处，他就想象出了一个儿子。柯林斯高阶〔feign〕Archaic To invent or imagine.【古语】 创造或虚构美国传统〔fiction〕An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.捏造，想象：虚构的作品或托词，并不代表是真实的，而是被编造出来的美国传统〔fiction〕The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.虚构，捏造：虚构作品或捏造借口的行为美国传统〔forgetive〕Capable of imagining or inventing.富有想象力的，能创造发明的美国传统〔gadget〕She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具，用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。牛津搭配〔ignoble〕They had invented the story to spare him the shame of such an ignoble birth.他们编造了这个故事, 让他不至于因出身如此低微而感到羞愧。外研社新世纪〔improvise〕To invent, compose, or recite without preparation.即兴创作：无准备地发明、创作或者背诵美国传统〔improvise〕To invent, compose, recite, or execute something offhand.即席创作; 即席表演：即兴地发明、创作、背诵或者制成某事物美国传统〔innumerable〕He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.他编造了数不清的借口, 说了无尽的谎言。外研社新世纪〔innumerable〕He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.他编造了数不清的借口和谎话。柯林斯高阶〔invent〕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。朗文当代〔invent〕But I didn't invent the story - everything I told you is true.但我没有胡编——我告诉你的都是真的。剑桥高阶〔invent〕Chaplin invented his own unique style of comedy.卓别林首创了他自己独一无二的喜剧风格。麦克米伦高阶〔invent〕He invented a story to explain why he was late.他胡编了一通,说明自己是怎么才会迟到的。英汉大词典〔invent〕He invented the first electric clock.他发明了电子钟。外研社新世纪〔invent〕He invented the first electric clock.他发明了第一个电动机械钟。柯林斯高阶〔invent〕He invented the technique that allows scientists to examine DNA.他发明了能让科学家检测DNA 的技术。麦克米伦高阶〔invent〕He practically invented the modern stand-up comedy act.他实际上发明了现代单口喜剧的表演方式。牛津搭配〔invent〕He would have to invent some alibi.他将不得不编造一些借口。外研社新世纪〔invent〕He's a real person, not invented in a dream.确有其人，他不是梦中虚构的。21世纪英汉〔invent〕I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.我站着不动,试图编个说得过去的借口。柯林斯高阶〔invent〕I was trying to invent a plausible excuse.当时我在试着编一个貌似合理的借口。外研社新世纪〔invent〕It's one of the most time-saving devices ever invented for cooks.这是为厨师发明的最节约时间的设备之一。麦克米伦高阶〔invent〕Many children invent an imaginary friend.很多儿童都有一个假想朋友。牛津高阶〔invent〕Pepys single-handedly invented the diary as a literary form.佩皮斯独创了日记体这种文学形式。牛津搭配〔invent〕She invented a clever excuse/story.她编了一个巧妙的借口/故事。韦氏高阶〔invent〕She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.人们相信是她创造了那个挽救了成千上万条生命的操作法。韦氏高阶〔invent〕She was inventing as she went along.她一面往下说,一面信口胡编。英汉大词典〔invent〕She would invent any excuse to avoid seeing people.她会编出任何借口来避免与人见面。麦克米伦高阶〔invent〕The first safety razor was invented by company founder King C. Gillette in 1903.第一把安全剃刀由公司创始人金‧坎普‧吉列于1903年发明。剑桥高阶〔invent〕The gossip columnists simply invented the stories about him.这些漫谈专栏作家完全是捏造了他的那些故事。麦克米伦高阶〔invent〕They invented a very convincing alibi.他们编造了很有说服力的不在犯罪现场的证据。朗文当代〔invent〕Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.托马斯·爱迪生发明了留声机。韦氏高阶〔invent〕We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.我们发现他给我们讲的他服兵役的经历是捏造的。韦氏高阶〔invent〕What excuse did he invent this time? 他这次编了什么借口？牛津高阶〔invent〕Who invented the steam engine? 谁发明了蒸汽机？牛津高阶〔invent〕Writing had not been invented as yet.书写体系当时还没有创造出来。柯林斯高阶〔invent〕Writing had not been invented as yet.书写当时还没有被创造出来。外研社新世纪〔itself〕What strange new trials the human race invents for itself.人类给自己新添了多少古怪的磨难啊。外研社新世纪〔lamebrain〕They invented some lamebrain scheme to get rich quick.为发横财，他们想出了个蠢办法。牛津高阶〔lively〕Charlie has a very lively imagination (=he often invents stories, descriptions etc that are not true) .查理有非常丰富的想象力。朗文当代〔manuscript〕Because printing had not been invented, it circulated originally in manuscript.由于当时印刷术尚未发明, 它起初是以手抄本的形式流传的。外研社新世纪〔marvel〕A new technological marvel was invented at Cambridge University in England, the scanning electron microscope.一项科技新奇迹在英国剑桥大学诞生了——这就是扫描电子显微镜。柯林斯高阶〔method〕New production methods have been invented.已经发明了新的生产方法。牛津搭配〔myth〕Her wealthy uncle was a myth invented to impress the other girls.她那富有的叔叔是她为了向其他女孩子炫耀而捏造出来的人。英汉大词典〔obsolete〕Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.电灯发明以后煤气灯就被淘汰了。剑桥高阶〔pamper〕Cosseted and pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment.由于幼儿时期的宠爱和娇纵，他以为整个世界都是为了他的玩乐而创造的。美国传统〔patent〕To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example).发明，保有：发明、创造或拥有（如思想）美国传统〔peepshow〕What he had invented was a peepshow in which one person could view a moving image.他发明的是一个西洋镜, 人们可以透过它看见动态的影像。外研社新世纪〔perspective〕Perspective was invented during the Italian Renaissance.透视画法是在意大利文艺复兴期间发明的。外研社新世纪〔pioneer〕Professor Alec Jeffreys, who invented and pioneered DNA tests.发明和倡导DNA检测的亚历克·杰弗里斯教授柯林斯高阶〔polish〕Machines that could cut granite to a polish were invented.能把花岗岩表面打磨得光滑的机器已经发明出来了。外研社新世纪〔pretext〕He considered inventing some pretext for calling her.他想编个借口给她打电话。牛津搭配〔reinvent〕They were reinventing the powder which had been invented by Chinese people two hundred years ago.他们正在重复发明二百年前中国人已经发明的火药。21世纪英汉〔reject〕The paper expressly rejected charges that it had invented the story.该报明确否认了编造此新闻报道的指控。牛津搭配〔remove〕Edison invented a more powerful mouthpiece which removed the need to shout into the telephone.爱迪生发明了一种功率较大的话筒,这样就不必对着电话大喊大叫了。英汉大词典〔revolutionary〕Invented in 1951, the rotary engine is a revolutionary concept in internal combustion.1951年发明的转缸式发动机是内燃机领域内的革命性概念。柯林斯高阶〔romance〕To invent, write, or tell romances.编造、写出或讲述浪漫故事美国传统〔scale〕Richter invented the scale by which we measure the severity of earthquakes.里克特发明人们用以测量地震强度的震级。英汉大词典〔scheme〕The poem's rhyme scheme, which Dante invented, is known as 'terza rima'.这首诗的韵格由但丁自创，称为“三行体”。牛津搭配〔scurrilous〕Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.有人在捏造一些恶意诋毁的虚假传闻。外研社新世纪〔scurrilous〕Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。柯林斯高阶〔silo〕Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat.在青贮窖发明之前, 冬季奶牛产奶较少, 因为没有青饲料可以吃。外研社新世纪〔silo〕Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat.筒仓发明前，因为没有青草可以吃，奶牛在冬天产奶量减少。柯林斯高阶〔sloganeer〕One that invents or uses slogans.创造或使用口号的人美国传统〔sloganeer〕To invent or use slogans.创造或使用口号美国传统〔stick〕He invented the story and it stuck.他编出了这个一直流传着的故事。英汉大词典〔story〕He invented some story about a cousin.他编造了自己有位堂兄如何如何的谎话。外研社新世纪〔story〕He invented some story about a cousin.他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。柯林斯高阶〔suggest〕Having been suggested by a bat, people invented sonar.受到蝙蝠的启发，人们发明了声呐。21世纪英汉〔take〕They invented a new method for making the grafts take.他们发明了一个使嫁接成活的新方法。21世纪英汉〔telegraph〕The electric telegraph was invented, improving communication for the rich.电报发明后, 改进了富人的通信方式。外研社新世纪〔telephone〕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。麦克米伦高阶〔television〕Television was invented by John Logie Baird.电视是由约翰·洛吉·贝尔德发明的。麦克米伦高阶〔the〕The compass was invented by the Chinese.指南针是中国人发明的。英汉大词典〔the〕The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.电话是亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明的。英汉大词典〔time-waster〕The internet has replaced television as the biggest time-waster ever invented.互联网已取代电视成了有史以来人类发明的最能用来浪费时间的活动。剑桥高阶〔toy〕Desktop publishing is probably the best executive toy ever invented.桌面出版系统在有史以来发明的行政人员的玩意儿当中可能是最棒的。牛津搭配〔true〕He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter.他被认为是发明第一架真正的直升机的人。牛津高阶〔vicariously〕She invents fantasy lives for her own vicarious pleasure.她幻想过着各种奇妙的生活，从想入非非中获得乐趣。柯林斯高阶〔vicarious〕She invents fantasy lives for her own vicarious pleasure.她幻想过着各种奇妙的生活, 从想入非非中获得乐趣。外研社新世纪〔way〕Artists began to invent new ways of painting.艺术家开始创造新的画法。牛津搭配〔whole〕His father had helped invent a whole new way of doing business.他父亲帮助创造了一套全新的生意经。柯林斯高阶〔work on〕The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.科学家们仍致力于发明到达外层空间的新方法。21世纪英汉Inventing new products and services is my first love.发明新产品和服务是我的最爱。牛津商务Ancient peoples used tablets to write on before paper was invented. 古人在纸发明前用简在上面写字。译典通Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics faster than new chemicals are being invented.细菌形成对抗生素的抵抗力的速度比新化学药品发明的速度还要快。剑桥国际But I didn't invent the story--everything I told you is true.但我没有胡编，我告诉你的都是真的。剑桥国际Children often invent imaginary playmates.孩子们经常想象一些玩耍的伙伴。剑桥国际Companies are inventing new ways of doing business together.众公司正在创造一些合作做生意的新方法。牛津商务George Orwell used the word ‘Newspeak’to describe the invented language spoken by people in his book about an imaginary future, ‘1984’.乔治·奥威尔在他有关想象未来的书《1984 》中，用了“新话” 这个词来描述人们所创造的语言。剑桥国际He invented a new type of stethoscope. 他发明了一种新型听诊器。译典通He can always invent a new game to divert the children. 他总能想出新的游戏来供孩子们娱乐。译典通He has invented a wholly factitious story about his past.他编造了一个关于他的过去的完全虚假的故事。剑桥国际I wish someone would invent an everlasting light bulb.我希望有人发明一种永久性灯泡。剑桥国际Lithography was invented in 1796.平版印刷术发明于1796年。剑桥国际Mr Berkowitz is in charge of product development (= inventing new products) for the company.伯科威茨先生负责公司的产品开发。剑桥国际Over the past quarter century our advertising company has invented thousands of catchphrases.在过去四分之一个世纪中，我们的广告公司创造了成千句流行的口号。剑桥国际Pneumatic tyres (= those containing air) were invented in 1888 by John Dunlop.充气轮胎是由约翰·邓洛普于1888 年发明的。剑桥国际Roz keeps inventing these fictitious weekends away so that she doesn't have to see her Aunty Ann.罗兹不断地编造出一个个虚构的周末，这样她就不用去见她的姑妈了。剑桥国际She says it won't work in very cold conditions, and she should (= is expected to) know because she invented it.她说在很寒冷的条件下它将无法工作，因为是她发明的，估计她应该知道。剑桥国际She tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.为了尽量挽回面子，她谎称那时她在海外。剑桥国际She's invented a cunning little device for catching mice.她发明了一种巧妙的小型捕鼠器。剑桥国际The company made a killing by inventing the CD.公司投资光碟发了大财。牛津商务The delicate goose-liver pǎté, pǎté de foie gras, was invented by Jean Pierre Clause in Strasbourg, France around 1778.美味的鹅肝酱馅饼，是让·皮埃尔·克劳斯1778年左右在法国的斯特拉斯泊格发明的。剑桥国际The family had invented several highly respectable ancestors in order to try and acquire a degree of gentility (= in order to seem of a higher social class).这家的人编造出几个备受尊敬的祖先，以显示自己出身高贵。剑桥国际The fax is arguably the most useful machine to be invented since the telephone.传真机可说是自发明电话以来最有用的机器。剑桥国际Their claim to have invented a solar-powered car seems far-fetched.他们发明了太阳能汽车的声明听起来不大可信。剑桥国际This MP speaks ex-cathedra--particularly about Europe, which he seems to believe was invented by him.这位国会议员说话极有权威----尤其是说到欧洲时，仿佛他相信欧洲是他发明的。剑桥国际We must invent an excuse for being late. 我们必须编一个迟到的借口。译典通Who invented the Internet? 谁发明了互联网？牛津商务 |
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