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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- invention
[ɪn'vεnʃən]
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1.
noun
[c]
(machine，system) 发明
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2.
noun
[c]
(untrue story) 捏造
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3.
noun
[of machine]
[ system]
(act of inventing) 发明
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- invention
[ɪnˈvenʃən]
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1.
n.[u]
虚构，捏造
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"How do you know God is not just an invention of the mind?"
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“你怎么知道上帝并非只是大脑虚构出来的呢？”
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2.
n.[c]
发明物
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The inventions of the British industrial revolution were spread to other nations by the transfer of technology.
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英国工业革命的发明物，通过技术转让的方式，传播到了其他国家。
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3.
n.[u]
发明，创造
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The invention of printing in the 16th century resulted in a rapid spread of literacy.
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16世纪印刷术的发明使文化得以快速传播。
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4.
n.[c]
虚构物
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As is the case in most martial arts novels, the story is totally an invention of the imagination.
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正如大多数武侠小说一样，这个故事是完全靠想象力虚构出来的。
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5.
n.[u]
创造力，想象力
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Business needs universities to provide talented people to spark invention and innovation.
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商业需要大学来提供人才，引发创造与革新。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- invention
[ɪn'vεnʃən]
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1.
n
the act or process of inventing
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2.
n
something that is invented
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3.
n
[patent law]
the discovery or production of some new or improved process or machine that is both useful and is not obvious to persons skilled in the particular field
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4.
n
creative power or ability; inventive skill
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5.
n
[euphemistic]
a fabrication; lie
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6.
n
(in traditional rhetoric) one of the five steps in preparing a speech or discourse: the process of finding suitable topics on which to talk or write
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7.
n
[music]
a short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint
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8.
n
[sociol]
the creation of a new cultural pattern or trait
Examples
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The invention of the computer revolutionized the way of doing business.
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电脑的出现改变了商业运作的方式。
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Stephen Hawking has great invention when it comes to cosmology and quantum gravity.
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史蒂文.霍金在宇宙学和量子力学方有很强的创造力。
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This is the greatest invention since sliced bread!
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这是继切片面包后最伟大的发明了。
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The invention of flying cars activated the need for more energy regulations.
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气垫车发明后，有必要制定更多的能源法规。
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The invention of the telephone is ascribed to Alexander Graham Bell.
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电话的发明被归功于亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔。
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The very essence of artistic expression is invention
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艺术表现的极端本质就是创造。
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