1 [C] all the people in a family, group or country who were born at about the same time 同代人;一代人:
We should look after the planet for future generations.我们应当为子孙后代着想,照管好这颗星球。This photograph shows three generations of my family(= children, parents and grandparents).这是我家三代同堂的全家福。☞Look at first generation. 参看 first generation。
Generation is used in the singular with either a singular or plural verb The younger generation only seem/seems to be interested in money.generation 作单数名词用的时候,可与单数或复数动词连用:The younger generation only seem/seems to be interested in money.年轻的一代看来只对金钱感兴趣。
2 [C] the average time that children take to grow up and have children of their own, usually considered to be about 25-30 years 一代(通常约25-30年,也就是小孩长大成人所需的时间):
A generation ago foreign travel was still only possible for a few people.二三十年前出国旅游还只有少数人才能办到。
3 [U] the production of sth, especially heat, power, etc 产生(尤指热、电力等)
generation/͵dʒɛnəˋreʃən; ˌdʒenəˈreIʃ$n/n 1 [C also + plural verbBrE 英国英语亦用复数动词] all the people in a society or family who are about the same age 一代人﹐同代人: +of Three generations of the Lambe family have lived here. 拉姆家族已经在这里住了三代人。younger/older generation The younger generation don’t know what hard work is. 年轻一代不知道什么叫努力。first-generation/second-generation etc (=being of a member of the first people to live or be born in a particular country) 第一代/第二代等〔指生活或出生在某国的人〕first-generation immigrant families 第一代移民家庭Our generation has never known a war. 我们这代人从来没有经历过战争。2 [C] the average period of time between your birth and the birth of your children 一代人的时间〔指一个人出生至此人孩子出生之间的平均时间〕: A generation ago , no one had home computers. 一代人之前﹐没有人拥有家用电脑。Some families have lived here for generations . 有些人家祖祖辈辈都住在这里。3 [C] machines that are at the same stage of development〔机器等的〕一代: +of a new generation of cell phones 新一代的手机first-generation nuclear reactors (=the first ones built or made) 第一代核反应堆4 [U] the process of producing power or energy〔力量或能量的〕产生: +of the generation of solar power 太阳能发电
generationgenerationgenerationsnounall the people in a family, group or country who were born at about the same time: This photo shows three generations of my family.The younger generation don't seem to be interested in politics.