新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

generationIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən]

[ADJ, NOUN]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. （指家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间）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.
双语例句
例：
second-generation Jamaicans in New York.
在纽约的第二代牙买加人。

NOUN. 名词

generations
1. [C 可数名词] 一代人
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.
双语例句
例：
the younger generation of party members.
较年轻一代的党员。
例：
the problems of previous generations.
前几代人的问题。
例：
David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
戴维·马米特长久以来被视为他那一代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。
例：
future generations of schoolchildren.
未来几代的学童。
2. [C 可数名词] 代（通常约为三十年）
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.
双语例句
例：
Within a generation, flight has become the method used by many travellers.
在不到一代人的时间里，坐飞机已成为许多旅行者的出行方式。
3. [C 可数名词] （机械、设备的设计和制造的）一代
You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.
双语例句
例：
a new generation of Apple computers.
新一代苹果电脑。
4. [U 不可数名词] （能源的）产生
Generation is the production of energy or power from fuel or another source of power, such as water.
近义词
production
双语例句
例：
Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
日本已宣布大幅增加核能发电的计划。