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BNC: 1344 COCA: 1026
generation
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noun /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
singulargeneration
pluralgenerations
  1. 1
    [C] a group of people in society who are born and live around the same time 代；一代

    The site was preserved as a monument for future generations. 这个地方被保存下来，供后人凭吊纪念。

    People retiring today are wealthier than the previous generation. 现在退休的人比上一代人富裕。

     Synonyms and related words
    Generations: generation, the generation gap, the Beat Generation...
    1. a.
      a particular group existing at a particular time （某特殊群体的）一代
      generation of :

      His work has been rediscovered by a younger generation of artists. 他的作品是由年轻一代的艺术家重新发现的。

      Generations of schoolchildren have sat at these desks. 一代代的学童曾经坐在这些书桌旁。

       Synonyms and related words
      Categories and types: type, category, kind...
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    [C] all the members of a family who are of a similar age and whose parents are of a similar age （一个家庭中的）一代人

    My mother was the only one in her generation to go to university. 我妈妈是她那一代唯一上过大学的人。

    generation of :

    The novel is about several generations of a French family. 这部小说讲的是一个法国家庭几代人的故事。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for family members: a near relative/relation, be someone's elder, black sheep...
    1. a.
      the number of years that usually pass between the birth of a person and the birth of that person's children 一代人的时间

      Within a generation, the family had lost all its wealth. 只不过一代人，这个家庭就家财罄尽。

       Synonyms and related words
      Generations: generation, the generation gap, the Beat Generation...
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    [C] a group of products that were made at about the same time, intended as an improvement on those that came before them 同一时期的；同一代的

    a new generation of mobile phones 新一代移动电话

     Synonyms and related words
    Products and groups of products: brand, brand leader, brand name...
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    [U] the process of producing something 生产；出产；产生

    cheap electricity generation 廉价发电

     Synonyms and related words
    The process or business of making goods: industry, production, making...
BNC: 1344 COCA: 1026
generation

noun¹

 1people/period of time一代（人）ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENERATION | GENERATION + VERB | GENERATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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

noun²

 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
BNC: 1344 COCA: 1026
generation noun
⇨ age (people of my generation) ⇨ period (a generation ago)

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