用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
I wish someone would invent clothing that can't be worn out.我希望有人发明一种穿不破的衣服。
Who invented the steam engine? 谁发明了蒸汽机?
He was the man who invented the combine harvester.他就是发明联合收割机的人。
Edison invented the electric light lamp.爱迪生发明了电灯。
He taught them a game he had invented.他教他们自己发明的一种新游戏。
He has invented a new way of making silk.他发明了制丝的新方法。
The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.科学家们仍然在致力于发明到达外部空间的新方法。
He invented a story to explain why he was late.他编造一个借口来解释他为什么迟到了。
The boy is not honest because he always invented stories.这个男孩不诚实,因为他总爱编造假话。
She invented false news.她捏造了假消息。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The compass was invented in China four thousand years ago.中国在4000年前发明了指南针。
Printing was first invented by Chinese.印刷术最早是由中国人发明的。
The game of rugby was invented when a boy at the school, tired of kicking the ball, picked it up and ran with it. 学校里一个男孩子踢球踢烦了,捡起球抱着跑起来了,就这样发明了橄榄球。
His stories were purely invented.他的故事纯属虚构。
