generation
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 一代人
...the younger generation of party members. …较年轻一代的党员。
2. N-COUNT 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 (通常约为三十年)
Within a generation, flight has become the method used by many travellers. 在不到一代的时间里，飞行已成为许多旅行者的出行方式。
3. N-COUNT 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) 一代[N 'of' n]
...a new generation of Apple computers. …新一代苹果电脑。
4. ADJ 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. (指家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间) 代[ord ADJ n]
...second-generation Jamaicans in New York. …在纽约的第二代牙买加人。
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generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (generations)
剑桥词典
- She is being acclaimed as the greatest dancer of her generation.
- His is a family trade , passed down from generation to generation.
- That song was popular with people from my father's generation.
- Some diseases are transmitted from one generation to the next.
- He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
- Established methods of power generation create a considerable amount of pollution .
- Coal is still the raw material used for most of the UK's electricity generation.
generation noun (AGE GROUP)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family
（社会或家庭的）一代（人），同代人，同辈人
The younger generation smokes less than their parents did. 年轻的一代比他们父母这一代人吸烟要少。
There were at least three generations - grandparents , parents and children - at the wedding . 婚礼上至少有3代人——祖父母、父母和孩子们。
It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations. 为了子孙后代保护好这个星球的环境是我们的职责。
This painting has been in the family for generations. 这幅画已被该家族收藏了数代之久。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]
a period of about 25 to 30 years , in which most human babies become adults and have their own children
（时间跨度为23至30年左右的）一代，一辈
A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown . 二三十年以前，家用电脑还几乎不为世人所知。
first, second, third, etc. generation
used to describe the nationality of someone belonging to the first, second, third, etc. group of people of the same age in the family to have been born in that country
（一个家庭取得一个国家国籍后在该国家的）第一代／第二代／第三代（等等）
She's a first-generation American (= she was born and raised in the US, but her parents were not). 她是她们家族移民美国后的第一代。
例句
generation noun (ENERGY)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the production of energy in a particular form
（能源）产生；发生
electricity generation from wind and wave power 风能和波能发电
例句
generation noun (PRODUCT)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时，在英式英语中，该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中，使用动词的单数更好 ]a group of products or machines that are all at the same stage of development
（产品或机器的）一代
a new generation of low-fat margarines 新一代的低脂肪人造黄油
Scientists are working on developing the next generation of supercomputers. 科学家们正致力于研发下一代的超级计算机。 返回 generation