invent
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/ɪnˈvent/
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/ɪnˈvent/
to make something new for the first time
Thomas Edison helped invent the light bulb.
湯瑪斯·愛迪生幫助發明了電燈泡。
to make up a story or idea that is not true
He had to invent an excuse for being late.
他不得不編造一個遲到的藉口。