invented

英 [ɪnˈventɪd] 美 [ɪnˈventɪd]

v.  发明; 创造; 编造; 捏造; 虚构
invent的过去分词和过去式

过去式：invented过去分词：invented

BNC.33795 / COCA.25212

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 发明;创造;首创
    If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it.
    1. He invented the first electric clock...
      他发明了第一个电动机械钟。
    2. Writing had not been invented as yet.
      书写体系当时还没有创造出来。
  2. VERB 编造;捏造;虚构
    If you invent a story or excuse, you try to make other people believe that it is true when in fact it is not.
    1. I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
      我站着不动,试图编个说得过去的借口。
点击展开全文

双语例句

  1. He is said to have invented the sport of celebrity-watching.
    据说是他发明了观赏名人这项活动。
  2. I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details
    我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。
  3. He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
    为了弥补现实中儿子的不足之处，他就想象出了一个儿子。
  4. They hadn't invented sequencers back in those days, had they?
    那时他们还没有发明出测序仪，是吧？
  5. He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.
    他编造了数不清的借口和谎话。
  6. He invented the first electric clock
    他发明了第一个电动机械钟。
  7. Writing had not been invented as yet.
    书写体系当时还没有创造出来。
  8. A new technological marvel was invented at Cambridge University in England, the scanning electron microscope.
    一项科技新奇迹在英国剑桥大学诞生了——这就是扫描电子显微镜。
  9. Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.
    有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。
  10. Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat.
    筒仓发明前，因为没有青草可以吃，奶牛在冬天产奶量减少。
  11. He invented some story about a cousin.
    他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。
  12. Printing was first invented by the Chinese.
    印刷术是中国首先发明的。
  13. The astronomical clock, invented by the Chinese scientist Su Song over 800 years ago, was the first of its kind in the world. It gave the correct time of the day and night, as well as the sunrise and the sunset.
    中国科学家苏颂800多年前发明的天文钟是世界上最早的天文钟。它能自动报告昼夜时刻和日出、日落等情况。
  14. Among such curves are the quadratrix invented by hippias.
    在这样的曲线中有希皮阿斯发明的割圆曲线。
  15. American Negroes invented jazz.
    美国黑人发明了爵士乐。
  16. She invented false news.
    她捏造了假消息。
  17. He has invented a new way of making silk.
    他发明了制丝的新方法。
  18. The balloon was invented before the plane.
    热气球是在飞机发明之前发明的。
  19. Lies, no matter how well invented, cannot cover up the facts.
    瞎话编得再圆，也会有漏子。
  20. Before bricks were invented, people built their houses of wood.
    砖没发明之前，人们用木头盖房。
  21. He invented a new kind of engine.
    他发明了一种新的发动机。
  22. Edison invented the bulb.
    爱迪生发明了灯炮。
  23. Have time machines been invented?
    时光机，你发明了么？
  24. I think he invented these.
    我想就是他发明了这些东西。
  25. Gilbert discovered electricity, but Edison invented the light bulb.
    吉伯特发现了电，而爱迪生发明了灯泡。
  26. Sony and Philips invented CD-ROM technology and sold the first players.
    索尼和飞利浦发明了CD-ROM技术并销售了首批播放器。
  27. He invented this bicycle in1839.
    他在1839年发明了自行车。
  28. Edison, as is known to all, invented the telephone.
    众所周知，爱迪生发明了电话。
  29. I invented it for you.
    我是为你而发明的。
点击展开全文

考试分类

行业分类

柯林斯词典词频分级词汇

其他分类