cre·ate

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/kriˈeɪt/

Verb Forms

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遇。
- Severe storms created some travel problems.猛烈的暴风雨给旅行造成了一些问题。
- the newly created position of executive editor新设立的执行主编职位
Synonyms make
makedo ▪ create ▪ develop ▪ produce ▪ generate ▪ formThese 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:
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?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.他渴望在工作中给人留下好印象。
- 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.这次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. 我们努力为患者、访客和工作人员创造一个舒适的环境。
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。

Word Originlate 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受到关注；产生影响
- It's a film that promises to create ripples.这是一部很可能会火的电影。
- The debate has barely made a ripple here.这场辩论在这里几乎没有引起什么涟漪。