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invent sth
及物动词，后接被发明的具体事物。
Edison invented the light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
发明；创造
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
发明；创造
to create or design something that did not exist before
Edison invented the light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
设计新的工艺或机制
To design a new process or mechanism.
为特定目的创造虚构的事物
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
invent
Base
原形
invents
3rd person
第三人称单数
inventing
-ing
现在分词
invented
Past
过去式
invented
Past participle
过去分词
He invents new machines.
他发明新机器。
Edison invented the light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
She likes to invent new games to play with her cousins on rainy days.
她喜欢在雨天和表兄弟们玩自己发明的新游戏。
Our team invented a simple tool that turns food waste into plant fertilizer.
我们团队发明了一种把食物垃圾变成植物肥料的小工具。
If you could invent anything to make commuting easier, what would you choose?
如果你能发明任何让通勤更方便的东西，你会选什么？
及物动词，后接被发明的具体事物。
Edison invented the light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
表示虚构或捏造事实，后接从句。
She invented that she was a doctor.
她谎称自己是医生。
被动语态，强调发明动作的承受者。
The internet was invented in the late 20th century.
互联网是在20世纪末被发明的。
Not this
Christopher Columbus invented America.
Use this
Christopher Columbus discovered America.
“发现”应使用discover，而invent指发明原先不存在的事物，例如机器或方法。
Not this
She invented a beautiful melody for the poem.
Use this
She composed a beautiful melody for the poem.
invent用于创造新事物（如工具、概念），但旋律创作常用compose，侧重艺术创作过程。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
编故事
She invented a story about being a princess.
她编了一个关于自己是公主的故事。
发明机器
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
托马斯·爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
编造借口
He invented an excuse to avoid the meeting.
他编造了一个借口逃避会议。
发明新方法
The scientist invented a new method for recycling plastic.
这位科学家发明了一种回收塑料的新方法。
发明装置
They invented a device that can translate languages instantly.
他们发明了一种能即时翻译语言的装置。
徒劳地重复发明轮子
Don't try to invent the wheel; just use the existing solution.
不要试图重复发明轮子，直接用现有的解决方案就行。
凭空捏造
He invented the whole story out of thin air.
他凭空捏造了整个故事。
编造荒诞的故事
She invented a tall tale about meeting a celebrity.
她编造了一个关于遇到名人的荒诞故事。
要发明，你需要好的想象力和一堆废品。
Edison's quote shows that to invent, one needs both creativity and materials.
爱迪生的名言表明，要发明，既需要创造力又需要材料。
我发明了通量电容器。
In 'Back to the Future', Doc Brown claims he invented the flux capacitor.
在《回到未来》中，布朗博士声称他发明了通量电容器。
Use invent naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
invent 可拆为 in + vent，vent 是‘出口’，想象新主意从脑子里‘冒’出来。
neutral; 科技、商业、日常生活等场合，通常表示创新或发明。
Words 'vent', 'event', and 'prevent' rhyme with 'invent' (stressed /vɛnt/). 'Advent' shares the same spelling ending but has stress on the first syllable, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.