created

IPA/kriˈeɪt/
KK[kriˈetəd]IPA/kriˈeɪt/

created — verb

  • createdpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • createds3rd person singular
  • createding-ing form
  • creatededpast simple

1. to cause something to exist that did not exist before, by using effort, skill, o

1.動詞及物A2
釋義

to cause something to exist that did not exist before, by using effort, skill, or imagination — for example, creating a new recipe, a company, a work of art, or an opportunity.

例句

Rohan created a website for his photography portfolio over the weekend.

create + concrete object (website)

The new law is expected to create hundreds of jobs in renewable energy.

create + abstract object (jobs/opportunities)

同義詞
  • make

    more general; does not imply novelty or originality

  • produce

    slightly more formal; focuses on the result or output

  • develop

    suggests a gradual process over time; common with plans, products, skills

  • invent

    implies creating something completely new that did not exist before

反義詞
  • destroy

    to cause something to no longer exist

  • dismantle

    to take apart something that was created

文法句型

create + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object can be concrete (a painting, a company) or abstract (an opportunity, a problem). The noun creation is the related noun form.

常見錯誤

❌I created a sandwich for lunch.
✅I made a sandwich for lunch.
💡'Create' suggests originality or bringing something into existence for the first time; 'make' is better for everyday routine actions.

2. to behave in a noisy, angry, or upset way because you are not satisfied with som

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to behave in a noisy, angry, or upset way because you are not satisfied with something — used informally in British English, especially when someone complains loudly or makes a fuss.

例句

Mum really created when she saw the muddy footprints on the carpet.

British informal: create = make a fuss

The customer created about the cold soup and demanded to see the manager.

create + about [the thing causing anger]

同義詞
  • make a fuss

    more widely understood; used in both British and American English

  • complain

    more general and neutral in register; less intense than 'create'

  • kick up a fuss

    informal British idiom, similar intensity

文法句型

create (no object)

create + about [cause]

用法筆記

This sense is exclusively British and informal. It never takes a direct object — do not say 'I created the waiter'. Use create about + cause (e.g. create about the noise). In American English, this meaning does not exist; speakers use 'made a fuss' or 'complained loudly' instead.

常見錯誤

❌She created the waiter for being slow.
✅She created about the slow service.
💡'Create' in this British informal sense is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.

created — adjective