Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3639
Fully loadedinvent
发明；创造
to create or design something that did not exist before
- 1.
To design a new process or mechanism.
设计新的工艺或机制
- 2.
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
为特定目的创造虚构的事物
虚构；编造；设计新的工艺或机制；为特定目的创造虚构的事物；发明；创作
In use
She likes to invent new games to play with her cousins on rainy days.
Our team invented a simple tool that turns food waste into plant fertilizer.
If you could invent anything to make commuting easier, what would you choose?
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。
invent (that) ...
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。
be invented
被动语态，强调发明动作的承受者。
Connections
Collocations
- invent a story
- 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。
- invent a machine
- 发明机器
- Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.托马斯·爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
- invent an excuse
- 编造借口
- He invented an excuse to avoid the meeting.他编造了一个借口逃避会议。
- invent a new method
- 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。
- invent a device
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
invent 可拆为 in + vent，vent 是‘出口’，想象新主意从脑子里‘冒’出来。
Context & Register
neutral; 科技、商业、日常生活等场合，通常表示创新或发明。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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