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

• 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。
• But some that supply parts to their branded competitors aspire to inventing the next breakthrough device.
  但有些向品牌竞争者供应零部件的制造商，渴望发明下一个开创性产品。
• 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。
• You cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.
  你不可能通过发明或凭空想象就能得到钱的。
• Whenever you find yourself inventing a complex algorithm you are probably on the wrong track.
  无论何时，你发现自己发明了一个复杂的算法，你很可能走在了错误的轨道上。
• With the inventing of the computer, society seems to have changed greatly.
  随著电脑的发明，社会似乎已经大大地改变了。
• 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。
• Crusoe spent his time as a castaway building and inventing.
  克鲁索过着不断建造和发明的漂流者的生活。
• 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。
• Inventing an illusory problem can only distract from the important job of addressing the real ones.
  提出虚幻的问题，只能分散对解决真正问题这一重要工作的注意力。