Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

invent

in Vietnamese Sáng tạo ra, phát minh ra

BrE /ɪnˈvɛnt/ AmE /ɪnˈvɛnt/

verb en → vi

past invented pp invented ing inventing

1 CREATE/DEVELOP [transitive] B1

Sáng tạo ra, phát minh ra

to create or develop something new, especially a machine, process, or system

  • invent something

Collocations invent a new product · invent a process

  • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

    Thomas Edison đã phát minh ra bóng đèn.

2 FAKE/MAKE UP [transitive] B2

Làm giả, bịa ra

to make up a story, excuse, or reason that is not true

  • invent something

Collocations invent a story · invent an excuse

  • He invented a story about being sick to avoid going to work.

    Anh ta đã bịa ra một câu chuyện về việc bị ốm để tránh đi làm.