invent
verb
ɪnˈvent
verb
1
invent discover
to
make,
design,
or
think
of
a
new
type
of
thing
Do
not
confuse
and
.
To
discover
something
means
to
be
the
first
person
to
find
it
or
to
know
that
it
exists.
不要混淆 invent 和 discover。 to discover something（发现某物）是指成为第一个发现它或知道它存在的人
Alexander
Graham
Bell
invented
the
telephone
in
1876.
亚历山大．格雷厄姆．贝尔于 1876 年发明了电话。
Scientists
have
discovered
a
new
type
of
bacteria.
科学家发现了一种新的细菌。
2
to
think
of
an
idea,
story
etc
that
is
not
true,
usually
in
order
to
deceive
people
造，编造，虚构〔观点、故事等，常为了欺骗别人〕
They
invented
a
very
convincing
alibi.
他们编造了很有说服力的不在犯罪现场的证据。