create

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/kriˈeɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they create	/kriˈeɪt/ /kriˈeɪt/
he / she / it creates	/kriˈeɪts/ /kriˈeɪts/
past simple created	/kriˈeɪtɪd/ /kriˈeɪtɪd/
past participle created	/kriˈeɪtɪd/ /kriˈeɪtɪd/
-ing form creating	/kriˈeɪtɪŋ/ /kriˈeɪtɪŋ/

Idioms

create something to make something happen or exist创造；创作；创建
- Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
- The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.工业的主要宗旨是创造财富。
- The government plans to create more jobs for young people.政府计划为年轻人创造更多的就业机会。
- Create a new directory and put all your files into it.创建一个新的目录，然后把你所有的文件都放进去。
- Try this new dish, created by our head chef.品尝一下这道新菜吧，是我们厨师长首创的。
- The agreement will create new opportunities for the aviation industry.该协议将为航空业创造新的机会。
- Severe storms created some travel problems.严重的暴风雨造成了一些旅行问题。
- the newly created position of executive editor执行编辑的新职位
Synonyms make
make
- do
- create
- develop
- produce
- generate
- form
These words all mean to make something from parts or materials, or to cause something to exist or happen.
- make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:
  She makes her own clothes.她自己做衣服。
  She made a good impression on the interviewer.她给主持面试者留下了很好的印象。
- do (rather informal) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat:指制作、准备（尤指艺术品或食品）：
  He did a beautiful drawing of a house.他画了一栋漂亮的房子。
  Who’s doing the food for the party?谁为聚会准备食物？
- create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:
  Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。
make or create?用 make 还是 create？Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef.
- develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:
  to develop new software开发新软件
- produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:
  a factory that produces microchips微芯片制造厂
- generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:
  to generate electricity发电
  Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.集思广益是出主意的好办法。
- form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:
  Rearrange the letters to form a new word.重新排列字母，组成另一单词。
  The chain is formed from 136 links.这根链条由 136 个链节组成。
Patterns
- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
create something to produce a particular feeling or impression造成，引起，产生（感觉或印象）
- He's eager to create a good impression at work.他渴望在工作中留下好印象。
- The company is trying to create a young energetic image.这家公司正试图塑造一个充满活力的年轻形象。
- The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion.那通告反而引起了混乱。
- The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling.重组造成了很多不好的感觉。
- They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.他们把它刷成红色以营造一种温暖的感觉。
- We work hard to create a pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff. 我们努力为病人、来访者和工作人员创造一个愉快的环境。
to give somebody a particular rank or title授予；册封
- create something The government has created eight new peers.政府新封了八个贵族。
- create something + noun He was created a baronet in 1715.他于 1715 年被封为准男爵。

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘form out of nothing’, used of a divine or supernatural being): from Latin creat- ‘produced’, from the verb creare.

Idioms

create/make ripples | create/make a ripple

to be noticed and have an impact创造；创作；创建
- It's a film that promises to create ripples.这是一部承诺会产生涟漪的电影。
- The debate has barely made a ripple here.这场辩论在这里几乎没有引起什么反响。