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

Important discoveries and inventions are usually made by man of genius.
重要的发现和发明通常是有天才的人所为。
Along with all these dumb inventions.
和这些沉默的发明一起。
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。
The British are famous for inventions that have changed the world.
和中国一样，英国也是一个以发明著称的国家。
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。
Our country has done much in the way of inventions.
在发明方面我国作出了许多贡献。
Four great inventions in human history, science and culture left a brilliant page.
四大发明，在人类科学文化史上留下了灿烂的一页。
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。
Modern inventions facilitate housework.
许多现代发明便利了家务劳动。
These inventions have all got the National Patent.
这些都已经获得了国家专利。