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| /ɪnˈvenʃn/ |
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| 1 | C a machine , tool , or system that someone has made , designed, or thought of for the first time 发明物；创造物 |
| Inventions like the electric light bulb changed the way people lived. 像电灯泡这样的发明改变了人们的生活方式。 |
| | 1a | U the act of inventing something 发明；创造 | | +of Global communication was transformed by the invention of the Internet. 全球通讯随着因特网的发明得以改观。 | |
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| 2 | C/U a story , excuse etc that is not true 虚构的东西；编造的东西 |
| All that gossip he told me about Melanie was pure invention. 他对我说的所有关于梅拉尼的闲话纯属编造。 |
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| 3 | U the ability to think of new and original ways of doing things 创造力；开创力 |
| By comparison, British artists seemed to lack imagination and invention. 相比之下，英国艺术家似乎缺乏想象力和创造力。 |
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