generation

generation

[.dʒenə'reiʃən]

n.代, （产品类型的）代, 产生, 繁殖

例句与用法：

One generation blows bubbles, and the next breaks them.

前一代人制造出来的空洞理论，下一代人把它们打破。

Their visionary ideas are often misunderstood by their own generation.

他们有远见的理想往往招致同时代人的误解。

Many representatives of the older generation were there.

老一辈的各类人都在那里。

There is a generation gap between my parents and I.

我父母和我之间有代沟。

The revival of our country depends on our young generation.

我们国家的复兴要靠我们年轻的一代。

We should be responsible for the generation as yet unborn.

我们应该对下一代负责。

My generation behaves differently from my father's.

我们这一代人的所作所为和我父亲的那一代人不同。

词形变化：

形容词: generational |

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n.

1. 世代, 一代 [C]

The antiques have been handed down to them from one generation to another.

这些古董世代相传传到了他们手里。

2. 同时代的人, 一代人; 一代事物; (电脑、音响、武器系统等的)代[C][G]

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry will spend $46 million on its Fifth Generation Computer Project this year.

日本国际贸易工业部今年将花四千六百万美元在第五代电脑计划上。

first generation

第一代

When did the first generation computers become obsolete?

第一代电脑是什么时候淘汰的?

3. 产生, 发生, 衍生[U]

The waterfall can be used for the generation of electricity.

这瀑布可用以发电。