generate/ˋdʒɛnə͵ret; ˈdʒenəreIt/v [T] 1 to make something happen or start to exist 使发生﹔使存在﹔产生: Our discussion generated a lot of ideas. 我们的讨论产生了许多想法。Tourism generates a lot of income for the town. 旅游业给这个城镇带来了很大的收益。2 to produce energy, power, heat etc 产生〔能量﹑动力﹑热能等〕
generategenerategeneratesgeneratedgeneratingverb (generates, generating, generated)to make something such as heat or electricity: Power stations generate electricity.