/ɪnˈvent ||; ɪnˈvɛnt/verb[T] 1 to think of or make sth for the first time 发明；创造: When was the camera invented? 照相机是什么时候发明的？
2 to say or describe sth that is not true 造；虚构:
I realized that he had invented the whole story. 我发觉整件事都是他编造出来的。 ➔inventor noun [C]