create

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vt. 创造, 建造, 引起, 任命

发音

US /kɹiːˈeɪt/

词形变化

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别名

creäte

教材释义与例句

动词

创造,创作;造成

to make something exist that did not exist before

Some people believe the universe was created by a big explosion.

有些人认为宇宙是通过一次大爆炸创造出来的。

Her behaviour is creating a lot of problems.

她的行为引起了很多问题。

The new factory is expected to create more than 400 new jobs.

这家新工厂预计能创造400多个新的就业机会。

释义与例句

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    及物

    You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.

    … God created man a moral agent.

  2. 2.

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.

    及物

    Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.

  4. 4.

    To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.

    及物

    crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties

    A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.

  5. 5.

    To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.

    及物

    Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.

    Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.

  6. 6.

    To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.

    不及物

    Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!

  7. 7.

    In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.

    及物
  8. 8.

    To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

    英国 非正式 不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Created, resulting from creation.

    废旧

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

来源:wiktionary