invent

1. V-T If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. 发明

He invented the first electric clock. 他发明了第一个电动钟。

2. V-T If you invent a story or excuse, you try to make other people believe that it is true when in fact it is not. 虚构

I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse. 我静静地站着，努力想编出一个听上去可信的借口。