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。

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。

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)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。

常用搭配

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

做家务活可用下列短语表示:wash the dishes(洗餐具)、clean the kitchen floor(擦洗厨房地板)、set the table(摆餐具)等,在口语中常用动词do取代:

Let me do the dishes.

我来洗碗吧。

Michael said he would do the kitchen floor.

迈克尔说他来擦洗厨房地板。

It’s your turn to do the table.

轮到你摆放餐具了。

Do is often used with nouns ending -ing . do常与以 -ing结尾的名词连用:

to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming

买东西;打扫卫生;熨衣服;用吸尘器吸尘

The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food. 动词make尤用于铺床(make the beds)、准备或烹调食物等词语中:

He makes a great lasagne.

他做的宽面条真好吃。

I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower.

你淋浴时我就做早餐。

You can also say get , get ready and, especially in NAmE , fix for preparing meals. 做饭亦可用get、get ready和fix(尤用于北美英语)等词:

Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed?

我弄孩子上床睡觉时你做饭行吗?

Sit down─I’ll fix supper for you.

坐下吧,我给你做晚饭。

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