invent

US /ɪnˈvent/
UK /ɪnˈvent/
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1.

發明, 創造

create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of

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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
亞歷山大·格雷厄姆·貝爾發明了電話。
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She likes to invent new recipes in her kitchen.
她喜歡在廚房裡創造新食譜。
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createdeviseoriginatepioneerformulate
2.

編造, 捏造

make up (a story or excuse), especially so as to deceive

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He had to invent a plausible excuse for being late.
他不得不編造一個合理的遲到藉口。
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Don't try to invent stories; just tell the truth.
不要試圖編造故事；只說實話。
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fabricateconcoctmake updeviseforge
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invention