generation

[ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn]
  • 释义
  • n.

    一代人;一代;一批;产生;

  • adj.

    第…代的;

  • 词义辨析
  • generation, age, period
  • 这三个词共同的意思是“时期”。它们的区别是：
    period是这组词中最一般的常用术语,用于任何时限,时间可长可短; age意为“时代,寿命”,常用来表示以一个中心人物或显著特征而闻名的时期; generation意为“代、世代”,用于上辈出世与下辈出世之间的时段,对人类来说这段时间有时可算作20年或25年,也可用于下辈本身。例如:
    The period in which people learnt to make tools of iron is called the Iron Age.人类学会用铁制造工具的时代,我们称为“铁器时代”。
    My generation behaves differently from my father's and grandfather's.我这一代人和我父辈及祖辈表现不同。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.

    这故事在村民中世代相传.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    This stark image will remain etched in the memory of a generation of Berliners.

    这种荒凉的景象将深深铭刻在一代柏林人的记忆中。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    A generation ago genetic codes were certainly unknown.

    遗传密码在上一代确实很少有人知道.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap

    肯定能弥合代沟的一部电影

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 5、

    Tim seems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.

    蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean.

    把自己的知识一代代传下去的想法对麦克莱恩来说很重要。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive.

    20多年前,人们认为这么大点儿的新生儿是活不下来的.

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    As generation gap exists, we must bear in mind that the younger people might not like that idea.

    因为有代沟的存在, 所以我们必须记住,年轻人可能不喜欢这个想法.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation.

    他是年轻一代的希望之灯。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 10、

    Steam and water power are used for the generation of electricity.

    蒸汽和水力可用来发电.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    Manufacturers are working on a new generation of cheaper digital radios.

    制造商正在研制价格更便宜的新一代数字收音机。

    柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    The present leaders have to decide whether to stand down and hand over to a younger generation.

    现任领导层必须决定是否应退居二线，把重任移交给更为年轻的一代。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    True visionaries are often misunderstood by their own generation.

    真正有远见卓识者往往受同时代人的误解.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    These personality traits get passed on from generation to generation.

    这些性格特征代代相传。

    柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    They are a lost generation in search of an identity.

    他们属于迷惘的一代，想要找寻自我。

    柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    Do you want to bridge the generation gap?

    你想弥合代沟 吗 ?

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    He belongs to my father's generation.

    他比我长一辈.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 19、

    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。

    柯林斯例句
  • 20、

    The state places great hopes on the younger generation.

    国家对青年一代寄予很大的希望.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 21、

    Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.

    福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。

    柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    The British nation has not risen up in a generation.

    英国民族并非在一代时期崛起.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    Each generation surpasses the preceding one.

    一代更比一代强.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 24、

    This happened a generation ago.

    这件事发生在30年前.

    《简明英汉词典》
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