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

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  1. N-COUNT （尤指经历或观点相同的）一代人，同代人，同辈人
    A generation is 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。
  2. N-COUNT 代，一代，一辈（通常认为大约是30年）
    A generation is 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。
  3. N-COUNT （机械设备的设计和制造的）代
    You can use generation to 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
  4. ADJ （表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况）第…代的
    Generation is 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。
  5. N-UNCOUNT （能源的）产生
    Generation is 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. In the process of their careful watching and recording the celestial movements the Chinese provided valuable and interesting information for succeeding generations.
    古代中国人在仔细观察、认真记录天体运动的过程里，为后代留下了宝贵而又有趣的资料。
  3. The play represents the collision of three generations.
    这部戏表现了三代人之间的矛盾冲突。
  4. 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。
  5. The book entwines the personal and the political to chart the history of four generations of the family
    那本书将个人和政治联系在一起，描述该家族四代人的历史。
  6. She said if the world did not act conclusively now, it would only bequeath the problem to future generations
    她说如果人类现在不采取决定性的行动，那就只会把问题留给子孙后代。
  7. These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
    这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。
  8. 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。
  9. Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
    未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。
  10. 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。
  11. Some families have been republican for generations.
    有些家庭世代都支持共和党。
  12. The message they are transmitting to their daughters is very different from that of previous generations
    他们向女儿传输的信息与上几代人截然不同。
  13. 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。
  14. They will affect generations of Britons still unborn.
    他们将会影响还未出世的好几代英国人。
  15. 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。
  16. Four generations live under one roof.
    四世同堂。
  17. “ 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。
  18. To our minds, capital construction is a fundamental task crucial for generations to come.
    在我们看来，基本建设是百年大计。
  19. His has been a peasant familly for generations.
    他家几辈子都是农民。
  20. For generations this story has circulated among the people.
    这个故事在民间流传了很久。
  21. This gold watch has been carried down from father to son for three generations.
    这块金表父子相传已经传了三代了。
  22. 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。
  23. "two generations ago" means the time your grandfather was your age.
    “两代人以前”指的就是你祖父像你这么大的时候。
  24. This heirloom has been handed for several generations.
    此项产业已经数代相传了。
  25. The LIS are a big family with three generations living together.
    李家是个大家庭，有三代人同堂。
  26. The two families have been neighbours for generations and have all along been on amicable terms.
    两家做了几辈子邻居，素来情分很好。
  27. One's contributions and mistakes will be evaluated by later generations.
    功过自有后人评。
  28. That folk song has been handed down through generations.
    那首民谣已传了几代了。
  29. 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。
  30. That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
    那家已是五代经营五金了。
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