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

• VERB 发明;创造;首创
  If youinventsomething 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。
• VERB 编造;捏造;虚构
  If youinventa 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• I invented it for you.
  我是为你而发明的。
• Lies, no matter how well invented, cannot cover up the facts.
  瞎话编得再圆，也会有漏子。
• The balloon was invented before the plane.
  热气球是在飞机发明之前发明的。
• 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。
• Before bricks were invented, people built their houses of wood.
  砖没发明之前，人们用木头盖房。
• 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？
• Edison invented the bulb.
  爱迪生发明了灯炮。
• 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。
• I think he invented these.
  我想就是他发明了这些东西。