invention

US [ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n]
UK [ɪn'venʃ(ə)n]
  • n.发明；创造；虚构；编造
  • Web创意曲；发明物；捏造
Plural Form：inventions  

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Invention
n.
1.
[c]
发明；创造a thing or an idea that has been invented
Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.
传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。
2.
[u]
发明；创造the act of inventing sth
Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.
自从发明了印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。
3.
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虚构；编造；虚构的故事the act of inventing a story or an idea and pretending that it is true; a story invented in this way
This story is apparently a complete invention.
这个故事显然完全是虚构的。
4.
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创造力；创意the ability to have new and interesting ideas
John was full of invention─always making up new dance steps and sequences.
约翰有丰富的创造力，总能编出新的舞步和连续舞步。

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In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly embraced the bicycle as if it were a starling new invention.
在过去的两年中，数以百万计的美国人都突然拥抱自行车仿佛那是一个斯塔林新的发明。
zài guò qù de liǎng nián zhōng , shù yǐ bǎi wàn jì de měi guó rén dōu tū rán yōng bào zì xíng chē fǎng fú nà shì yī gè sī tǎ lín xīn de fā míng 。
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2.
The result of the invention of the steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.
蒸汽机发明的结果是机械力代替了人力。
zhēng qì jī fā míng de jié guǒ shì jī xiè lì dài tì le rén lì 。
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The complicated nature of the farmer's job gave him unrivaled training in invention and practical skill with tools and machines.
农夫那份工作的繁复，给了他在发明和实际使用器具与机械方面无比的训练。
nóng fū nà fèn gōng zuò de fán fù , gěi le tā zài fā míng hé shí jì shǐ yòng qì jù yǔ jī xiè fāng miàn wú bǐ de xùn liàn 。
4.
It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed.
它的用意不是要详尽无遗或限制其发明的确切形式披露。
tā de yòng yì bú shì yào xiáng jìn wú yí huò xiàn zhì qí fā míng de què qiè xíng shì pī lù 。
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I believe that there have always been sound films, since the invention of films, and there will always be silent films.
我相信电影自发明以来一直都是有声的，同时，默片也一直存在。
wǒ xiāng xìn diàn yǐng zì fā míng yǐ lái yì zhí dōu shì yǒu shēng de , tóng shí , mò piàn yě yì zhí cún zài 。
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6.
As always, I was electrically aware of Edward sitting close enough to touch, as distant as if he were merely an invention of my imagination.
和往常一样，我像被电了一下，意识到爱德华虽然坐得在触手可及的地方，却如此遥远，仿佛他只是我虚构出来的一个梦。
hé wǎng cháng yí yàng , wǒ xiàng bèi diàn le yí xià , yì shí dào ài dé huá suī rán zuò de zài chù shǒu kě jí de dì fang , què rú cǐ yáo yuǎn , fǎng fú tā zhǐ shì wǒ xū gòu chū lái de yī gè mèng 。
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Thousands of years ago, people wrote like this. Now you know how important the invention is to us?
一千多年前，人们就是这样书写的。现在你们知道发明创造对我们来说有多重要了吧！
yì qiān duō nián qián , rén men jiù shì zhè yàng shū xiě de 。 xiàn zài nǐ men zhī dào fā míng chuàng zào duì wǒ men lái shuō yǒu duō zhòng yào le ba !
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The invention relates to a ceramic pot and a making method of the ceramic pot, which are used for the induction cooker.
用于电磁炉上的陶瓷锅及其制作方法，本发明涉及一种陶瓷锅及其制作方法。
yòng yú diàn cí lú shàng de táo cí guō jí qí zhì zuò fāng fǎ , běn fā míng shè jí yī zhǒng táo cí guō jí qí zhì zuò fāng fǎ 。
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Proved through the experiment that, this invention method can effectively prevent this kind of permutation reaction the occurrence.
通过实验证明，本发明的方法能有效地防止这种置换反应的发生。
tōng guò shí yàn zhèng míng , běn fā míng de fāng fǎ néng yǒu xiào de fáng zhǐ zhè zhǒng zhì huàn fǎn yìng de fā shēng 。
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The invention provides a sealing member used for sealing two planes or cambered surfaces of a component needing to be sealed.
一种密封件用于需要密封部件的两个平面或弧面之间的密封。
yī zhǒng mì fēng jiàn yòng yú xū yào mì fēng bù jiàn de liǎng gè píng miàn huò hú miàn zhī jiān de mì fēng 。
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