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