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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Instead of inventing new devices, he has found ways to combine existing technologies so they work more efficiently.
  他并非发明了新的装置，而是将已有的技术有机地结合起来，他发现这样会让这些技术更有效率。
• But I also need to keep inventing new skills to stay ahead of the pack.
  但是我也需要不断发明新技巧以保持领先。
• Culture really matters when innovating and inventing& and only a minority of companies are any good at it.
  文化对于创新和发明确实重要&仅有少数公司做好了这一点。
• He succeeded in inventing the telephone by hard efforts.
  他以艰苦的努力成功地发明了电话。
• 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。
• Inventing a father she never had.
  创造出一个她从来没有过的爸爸。