inventing

英 [ɪnˈventɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈventɪŋ]

v.  发明; 创造; 编造; 捏造; 虚构
invent的现在分词

COCA.42909

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

• In 1943 Jacques Cousteau and his friend made it possible by inventing the scuba machine.
  1943年，雅克·库斯托和他的朋友发明了水下呼吸器，才使潜水成为可能。
• Inventing a father she never had.
  创造出一个她从来没有过的爸爸。
• Known for his swiftness and athleticism, Hermes was given credit for inventing foot-racing and boxing.
  赫密士以速度和运动闻名，他又发明了竞走鞋和拳击。
• Freedom of religion even extends to inventing one's own.
  宗教自由甚至到了自创宗教的地步。
• I can't imagine how one ever goes about inventing a tune.
  我无法想象一个人居然可以想出一个调子来。
• He was soon hard at work making improve-ments in the machine and inventing new parts.
  他不久就努力从事改进机器和发明新部件的工作。
• V.everyday and it seems as if they are constantly inventing new tricks and improving their skills.
  日常及它看起来好像他们不断发明新花样，提升他们的技能。
• The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.
  科学家仍在研究发明到达外层空间的新方法。
• This is the spirit of inventing and creating. This shows man can work wonders.
  这是有发明创造精神。这说明人可以创造奇迹。
• He succeeded in inventing the telephone by hard efforts.
  他以艰苦的努力成功地发明了电话。