invent
v[Tn]
1 make or design (sth that did not exist before); create by thought 发明; 创造
Laszlo Biro invented the ball-point pen. 拉斯洛?拜罗发明了圆珠笔. Cf 参看 discover 1.
2 (often derog 常作贬义) make up or think of (esp sth that does not exist or is not true) 虚构; 捏造; 胡编
Use an invented name, such as Anytown, not a real one. 瞎编个名字吧, 比方叫`A城'吧, 别用真名.
Can't you invent a better excuse than that? 你就不能编造一个高明些的藉口吗?
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折断;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速传(球);拍…的快照;
n. (树枝等的)突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响;(目光)闪耀;(牙齿等)咯咯作响;(精神)突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一声扣下的;仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地;啪嗒一声;猛然;