Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3639
Fully loadedinvent
发明；创造
核心释义
to create or design something that did not exist before
- 1.
设计新的工艺或机制
To design a new process or mechanism.
- 2.
为特定目的创造虚构的事物
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
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
用法In use
She likes to invent new games to play with her cousins on rainy days.
用法提示：此处 invent 是及物动词，表示“发明、创造”，后接新游戏。
Our team invented a simple tool that turns food waste into plant fertilizer.
用法提示：invented 是 invent 的过去式，表示过去某次具体的发明行为。
If you could invent anything to make commuting easier, what would you choose?
用法提示：invent 用在 could 后，表示假设性的发明能力，后接疑问句。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
invent 可拆为 in + vent，vent 是‘出口’，想象新主意从脑子里‘冒’出来。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; 科技、商业、日常生活等场合，通常表示创新或发明。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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