generations

英 [ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənz]

美 [ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənz]

n.  (统称)一代人，同代人，同辈人; 代，一代，一辈(通常认为大约30年); (家史中的)一代，一辈
generation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指经历或观点相同的）一代人，同代人，同辈人
  Agenerationis all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.
  1. ...the younger generation of Party members...
     年轻一代的党员
  2. David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
     长期以来，戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。
• N-COUNT 代，一代，一辈（通常认为大约是30年）
  Agenerationis the period of time, usually considered to be about thirty years, that it takes for children to grow up and become adults and have children of their own.
  1. Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers.
     就在不到一代人的时间里，坐飞机已经成了很多旅行者的出行方式。
• N-COUNT （机械设备的设计和制造的）代
  You can usegenerationto refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.
  1. ...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers.
     新一代的IBM/苹果电脑
• ADJ （表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况）第…代的
  Generationis used to indicate how long members of your family have had a particular nationality. For example, second generation means that you were born in the country you live in, but your parents were not.
  1. ...second generation Asians in Britain...
     英国的第二代亚洲移民
  2. She is a first generation American.
     她是第一代美国移民。
• N-UNCOUNT （能源的）产生
  Generationis also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water.
  1. Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation.
     日本宣布了大幅增加核能发电的计划。

双语例句

• That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
  那家已是五代经营五金了。
• “ The Paris Commune ” will go down in history and hand down a good reputation to a hundred future generations.
  “巴黎公社”将永垂史册，流芳百世。
• The family were in government for several generations and evidently loved the trappings of power.
  那个家族好几代人都曾在政府任职，显然对随权力而来的各种额外实惠情有独钟。
• Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
  一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。
• Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time
  比起上几辈人，我们有更多机会享受生活。
• These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations.
  这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代。
• The house had belonged to her family for three or four generations.
  这套房子归她们家有三四代人了。
• Generations of adults and children have delighted in the story
  一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。
• We carved their names on the stones so that future generations would know what they had done.
  我们把他们的名字刻在石头上，为的是让后人知道他们的作为。
• While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations
  尽管这两人年龄上只相差几天，他们却好像是属于完全不同时代的人。