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BNC: 1344 COCA: 1026
generationnounuk/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

generation noun AGE GROUP

B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] 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。

B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] 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。

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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.

generation noun ENERGY

B2 [ U ] 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

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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 PRODUCT

B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] 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。
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)
BNC: 1344 COCA: 1026

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