1N-COUNT (尤指经历或观点相同的)一代人,同代人,同辈人 A generation is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes. (尤指经历或观点相同的)一代人,同代人,同辈人
...the younger generation of Party members. [+ of]
年轻一代的党员
David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
长期以来,戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。
SYN age group, peer group
2N-COUNT 代,一代,一辈(通常认为大约是30年) A generation is the period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own. 代,一代,一辈(通常认为大约是30年)
Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers.
3N-COUNT (机械设备的设计和制造的)代 You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. (机械设备的设计和制造的)代
...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers. [+ of]
4ADJ (表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况)第…代的Generation is used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not. (表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况)第…代的
...second generation Asians in Britain.
英国的第二代亚洲移民
She is a first generation American.
她是第一代美国移民。
5N-UNCOUNT (能源的)产生Generation is also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water. (能源的)产生
Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
1people/period of time一代(人)ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENERATION | GENERATION + VERB | GENERATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤current, present當今的一代➤new, younger新一代;年輕一代➤older老一輩◇The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony.老一輩人喜歡傳統的儀式。➤coming, future, later, next, rising未來的一代;後代;下一代;成長中的一代◇The forest will be preserved for future generations.為了後代,必須對森林加以保護。➤earlier, former, last, past, preceding, previous早先的一代;前一代;上一代◇These children seem to have a stronger sense of purpose than the previous generation.這些孩子似乎比上一輩人有更明確的目標。◇the wisdom of past generations前輩的智慧➤first, second, etc.第一代、第二代等◇The second generation of immigrants often adopted British names.第二代移民常用英國名。◇a second-generation Korean-American artist第二代韓裔美國藝術家➤subsequent, succeeding, successive承接的一代;接下來的一代◇Succeeding generations have added to the stock of stories and legends.後輩進一步豐富了這些傳奇故事。➤whole整個一代人◇The First World War slaughtered a whole generation.第一次世界大戰毀掉了整整一代人。➤baby-boom, baby-boomer (= people born after the Second World War) , post-war二戰後生育高峰期出生的一代;戰後的一代➤generation X (= people born between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s who seem to lack a sense of direction in life)無名的一代(20 世紀 60 年代初到 70 年代中出生、缺乏生活目標的一代人)➤lost迷惘的一代◇a lost generation of dropouts一代迷惘的輟學者VERB + GENERATION➤belong to屬於一代人◇people who belong to a younger generation屬於年輕一代的人➤date back, go back, stretch back追溯到某一代◇a family history stretching back generations回溯好幾代的家史GENERATION + VERB➤grow up一代人長大◇a generation who grew up on fast food吃快餐長大的一代人GENERATION + NOUN➤gap代溝◇I was aware of a real generation gap between us.我意識到我們之間存在着明顯的代溝。PREPOSITION➤for a generation對一代人而言◇The consequences of the leak may not become apparent for a generation or more.泄漏的影響在一代或幾代人中可能顯現不出來。➤for generations好幾代◇This kind of apple has been grown for generations.這種蘋果已繁育好幾代了。PHRASES➤from generation to generation世世代代◇The recipe has been handed down from generation to generation.這種烹飪方法世代相傳。➤from one generation to the next一代又一代generation
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2production of sth產生ADJECTIVE➤electricity, power發電◇different methods of power generation不同的發電方法➤income, revenue收入的獲得