单词 | generation |
释义 | generationgenerationsgenerationgeneration AC /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ noun1[countable also + plural verb British English] all the people in a society or family who are about the same agegeneration ofThree generations of the Lambe family have lived here.generationlive 拉姆家族已经在这里住了三代人。younger/older generationThe younger generation know more about computers than their parents.youngcomputerparent年轻一代比父母更动电脑。first-generation/second-generation etc (=being a member of the first people to live or be born in a particular country)first-generation immigrant familiesfamily第一代移民家庭Our generation has never known a war.haveknow我们这代人从来没有经历过战争。2[countable] the average period of time between your birth and the birth of your children: A generation ago, no one had home computers.havecomputer一代人之前﹐没有人拥有家用电脑。Some families have lived here for generations.familylivegeneration有些人家祖祖辈辈都住在这里。3[countable] machines that are at the same stage of developmentgeneration ofa new generation of cell phonesphone新一代的手机first-generation nuclear reactors (=the first ones built or made)reactor第一代核反应堆4[uncountable] the process of producing power or energygeneration ofthe generation of solar power太阳能发电 |
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