generation
noun
ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən
noun
1
all
people
of
about
the
same
age
一代（人）
C also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词 | BrE
Like
most
of
my
generation,
I
had
never
known
a
war.
我和我们这一代的大多数人一样，都没有经历过战争。
In
my
generation
the
divorce
rate
is
very
high.
我们这一代人离婚率很高。
the
need
to
preserve
the
planet
for
future
generations
为子孙后代保护地球的必要性
[+
of
]
the
post-war
generation
of
writers
战后的一代作家
the
younger/older
generation
(the
younger
or
older
people
in
society)
年轻/老年一代
The
younger
generation
don’t
know
what
hard
work
is.
年轻一代不知道什么叫艰苦的劳动。
The
story
has
been
handed
down
from
generation
to
generation
.
这个故事是一代一代传下来的。
2
all
the
members
of
a
family
of
about
the
same
age
〔家庭中的〕一代（人）
C
Friction
is
common
when
three
generations
live
together.
三代同堂，摩擦是难免的。
first-generation/second-generation
etc
(being
a
member
of
the
first,
second
etc
generation
to
live
or
be
born
in
a
country)
第一代/第二代等〔指生活或出生在某国的人〕
first-generation
immigrants
第一代移民
a
third-generation
American
第三代美国人
3
the
average
period
of
time
between
the
birth
of
a
person
and
the
birth
of
that
person’s
children
一代人的时间〔指一个人的出生与此人的孩子出生之间的平均时间〕
C
for
generations
Some
families
have
lived
here
for
generations.
有些人家祖祖辈辈都住在这里。
The
country’s
attitude
toward
government
is
harsher
than
it
was
a
generation
ago.
现在国人对政府的态度比前一代人更加严厉了。
4
a
group
of
things
that
were
developed
from
something
else,
or
from
which
better
things
were
developed
〔产品发展的〕代
C
[+
of
]
the
new
generation
of
mobile
phones
新一代的手机
the
first
generation
of
nuclear
power
stations
第一代核电站
first-generation/second-generation
etc
second-generation
computers
第二代计算机
5
the
process
of
producing
something
or
making
something
happen
产生，发生;
U
[+
of
]
the
generation
of
electricity
发电