| 单词 | invention |
| 释义 | invention noun¹ 1new thing新事物adjective | verb + invention adjective➤latest, new最新的发明；新发明▸➤modern, newfangled现代／新奇发明▸➤brilliant, ingenious, wonderful杰出的／精妙的／奇妙的发明➤patented已获专利的发明➤culinary, linguistic, technological, etc.烹饪、语言、技术等发明◆he dedicated many of his culinary inventions to famous people.他把自己的许多烹饪发明都奉献给了名人。verb + invention➤come up with, design想出／设计发明▸➤license, patent, register授权使用发明；为发明申请专利；为发明进行注册◆he failed to patent his invention and never made any money from it.他没能为自己的发明申请到专利，因而从中没赚到过一分钱。➤commercialize, market使发明商业化；推销发明◆the two friends started a company to market their invention.这两个朋友开办了一家公司来推销他们的发明。invention noun² 2untrue story虚构的故事adjective | phrases adjective➤pure纯粹的虚构◆most of what he says is pure invention!他所说的多半都纯属捏造！phrases➤power of invention, powers of invention虚构的能力◆his powers of invention are somewhat limited.他编造故事的能力颇为有限。 invention /ɪnvenʃn/ noun1. [countable] a thing or an idea that has been invented 发明物；创意◆what was henry ford's greatest invention? 亨利 • 福特最伟大的发明是甚么？◆the best inventions are the simplest and most obvious. 最简单和最容易理解的发明才是最好的发明。2. [uncountable] the act of inventing a product, method, etc. 发明；创造◆the 100th anniversary of the invention of air conditioning 空调发明 100 周年纪念日☞ inventioninvention [countable, uncountable] a thing or idea that has been invented; the act of inventing sth发明（物）；创造；创意◆fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。◆such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.自从发明了印刷机，这些变革还没有出现过。 ➡ see also invent → design verb 1 , inventive → creative inventionnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆the story is apparently a complete invention.这故事显然完全是虚构的。◆what would he tell his parents? some invention and quick thinking－that's what was needed.他会跟他的父母说什么？胡编乱造加上随机应变 － 这就是他所需要的。inventionnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆the story is apparently a complete invention.这故事显然完全是虚构的。◆what would he tell his parents? some invention and quick thinking－that's what was needed.他会跟他的父母说什么？胡编乱造加上随机应变 － 这就是他所需要的。invention/ɪnˈvenʃn ||; ɪnˈvɛnʃən/noun1. [c] a thing that has been made or designed by sb for the first time 发明物: ◇the microwave oven is a very useful invention. 微波炉是一项十分有用的发明。 2. [u] the action or process of making or designing sth for the first time 发明；创造: ◇books had to be written by hand before the invention of printing. 印刷术发明之前，书本都是手抄的。 3. [c,u] telling a story or giving an excuse that is not true 捏造；虚构: ◇it was obvious that his story about being robbed was (an) invention. 遭抢劫的事显然是他一手杜撰的。 inventionsee ⇨ invent 3 in·ven·tion /ɪn`vɛnʃən; ɪnˈvenʃən/n 1. [c] something that has been invented 发明（物）:◇inventions such as fax machines and e-mail 诸如传真机和电子邮件这一类发明 2. [u] when someone invents something 发明，创造:◇+ of the invention of television 电视的发明 ☞ invention |
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