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?