1、invention
发明物;创造的事物
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。
The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.
纺车是中国人的发明。
发明;创造
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。
the invention of the telephone.
电话的发明
捏造;虚构
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。
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。
2、turn around
(使)调转方向;(使)转向
Bud turned the truck around, and started back for Dalton Pond.
巴德把卡车掉头,开始返回多尔顿池。
He had reached over to turn round a bottle of champagne so that the label didn't show.
他伸手把香槟转了一下,这样它的商标就不会露出来。
(使)复苏;(使)好转
Turning the company around won't be easy.
盘活那家公司绝非易事。
In his long career at BP, Horton turned around two entire divisions.
霍顿在英国石油公司漫长的职业生涯中曾经让两个部门整体上起死回生。