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。