Invent
[ ɪn'vɛnt ]
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vt. 发明，创造;虚构;
💡 词根助记
in(upon)+vent(come)→发明；虚构
📝 例句
We must invent an excuse for being late.
我们必须编一个迟到的借口。
Don't ask George what his excuse is, he can invent any number.
别问乔治的理由是什么，他可以虚构很多借口。
People who could invent a new human being were people not to be crossed.
那帮能够制造出具有假身份证的新人的家伙不好惹。
He had to invent himself almost completely.
他不得不自我塑造，简直是从头干起。
What explanation can we invent?
我们能想出（编造出）什么解释呢？
🌱 联想助记
【串】发明(invent)炸药是为了开矿,但动无法防止(prevent)它用于战争事件(event)
【记】※ in-在…里面,vent-通风孔:在屋里发明了通风孔
※ in-在…里面,v-罗马数字“5”,nt-拼音“农田”:在5只鹅的农田里做创造发明
※ in-在…里面,vent-孔、给开孔:在灯泡里面开个孔,就产生了前所未有的发明→带孔的灯泡
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🔴 反义词
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📖 牛津释义
invent
v[Tn]
1 make or design (sth that did not exist before); create by thought 发明; 创造
Laszlo Biro invented the ball-point pen. 拉斯洛?拜罗发明了圆珠笔. Cf 参看 discover 1.
2 (often derog 常作贬义) make up or think of (esp sth that does not exist or is not true) 虚构; 捏造; 胡编
Use an invented name, such as Anytown, not a real one. 瞎编个名字吧, 比方叫｀A城＇吧, 别用真名.
Can't you invent a better excuse than that? 你就不能编造一个高明些的藉口吗?
🎯 考研助记
在头脑里（in）出来（vent-went）了灵感- 发明 “硬问的”（谐音），勤学好问，很多 发明硬是问出来的 网友：yqy补充： in进入，vent走：走到里面去了－－研究进去了－－发明；in里面，vent走出：从里面走出来－发明；invert-invent：发明往往是反向的、颠倒思维 网友：yqy补充： invent-invert-invest
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What a bargain! Thanks for helping me with this shopping.
真是太划算了！谢谢你带我买这些东西。
Maybe we should hold off until we have covered item B on our agenda.
也许我们应该先谈论完B项议题。
Oh, good evening. May I speak to Ann, please?
噢，晚上好！我想跟安讲话，行吗？