invent [ɪnˈvent]

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vt.创造，发明

to design and/or create something which has never been made before

This kind of machine was invented in the 1970's. 这种机器是七十年代发明的。
Can't you invent a better excuse than that? 你就不能编造一个高明些的藉口吗？