inventions

英 [ɪnˈvɛnʃənz]

美 [ɪnˈvɛnʃənz]

n. 发明; 创意; 创造; 虚构; 编造; 虚构的故事
invention的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 发明物;创造的事物
Aninventionis a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone.
1. It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention...
  推广他的新发明一直是件棘手的事情。
2. The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
  纺车是中国人的发明。
N-UNCOUNT 发明;创造
Inventionis the act of inventing something that has never been made or used before.
1. More than eight million books were printed within fifty years after the invention of the printing press.
  印刷机发明以后的 50 年间,有 800 多万册图书被印刷。
2. ...the invention of the telephone.
  电话的发明
N-VAR 捏造;虚构
If you refer to someone's account of something as aninvention, you think that it is untrue and that they have made it up.
1. In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations...
  在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。
2. The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.
  这个故事当然特别受欢迎,但它无疑纯属虚构。
N-UNCOUNT 发明才能;创造能力
Inventionis the ability to invent things or to have clever and original ideas.
1. ...his great powers of invention.
  他出色的创造才能

He is known primarily for his study of fluid dynamics and his aeronautic inventions.
他主要为他的流体动力学的研究和他的航空发明被认识。
Along with all these dumb inventions.
和这些沉默的发明一起。
Thomas Edison created many inventions, but his favorite was the phonograph.
汤玛斯爱迪生创造了许许多多的发明物，但留声机却是他的最爱。
Their inventions have contributed to the development of electrical engineering.
他们的发明有助于电气工程学的发展。
Do you know our four great inventions?
你知道我国的四大发明吗？
Similarly, literacy spread as the Europeans exploited paper and printing, both Chinese inventions.
同样，文化也是在欧洲人利用了纸和印刷术这两项中国发明后才传播开来。
Long long ago, there were four great inventions.
很久很久以前，就有了四大发明。
Scientific research often involves creativity and inventions.
科学研究往往需要创造和发明。
This house and my inventions are all I have.
这座房子和我的发明就是我的全部。
Scientific inventions such as these have raised labour productivity by a big margin.
诸如此类的科学发明，都大大提高了劳动生产率。