These words all mean to make sth from parts or materials, or to cause sth to exist or happen. 以上各词均含制造、使产生之义。

• make to create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause sth to exist or happen 指制造、做、组装、使产生：◆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 sth, especially sth artistic or sth 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? 谁准备聚会的食物？
• create to make sth exist or happen, especially sth new that did not exist before 指创造、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。

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 sth physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is. * make 较通用，较常用以指物质的东西，如制造桌子、做衣服、做蛋糕通常用 make，但创造就业机会/财富用 create。要强调某物品或实体事物是原创的或不同寻常，也可用 create：◆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。

• develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product （尤用于商务语境）指开发、研制（产品）：◆to develop new software 开发新软件
• produce to make things to be sold; to create sth using skill 指生产、制造（商品），（运用技巧）制作、造出：◆a factory that produces microchips 微芯片制造厂
• generate to produce or create sth, especially power, money or ideas 指创造、产生（电、财富或主意）：◆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 sth from sth else; to make sth into sth else 指制作、组成、制成：◆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 sth from/out of sth
• to make/form sth into sth
• to make/produce wine
• to create/develop a new product
• to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
• to produce/generate electricity/heat/power