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generation

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gen·e·ra·tion /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun  
1  AGE[countableC] all people of about the same age 一代（人）
 Like most of my generation, I had never known a war.
和我们这一代的大多数人一样，我并没有经历过战争。
 In my generation the divorce rate is very high.
我们这一代人离婚率很高。
 the need to preserve the planet for future generations
为子孙后代保护地球的必要性
generation of
 the post-war generation of writers
战后的一代作家
the younger/older generation (=the younger or older people in society) 年轻/年老一代
 The younger generation don’t know what hard work is.
年轻一代不知道什么叫艰苦的劳动。
 The story has been handed down from generation to generation.
这个故事是一代一代传下来的。
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning, generation is usually followed by a singular verb:
This generation has grown up using Internet technology.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
This generation have grown up using Internet technology.
2  AGEFAMILY[countableC] all the members of a family of about the same age 〔家族中的〕一代，一辈
5 Friction is common when three generations live together.
三代同堂，摩擦是难免的。
n In those days it was common for three generations of the same family to live together.
first-generation/second-generation etc (=being a member of the first, second etc generation to live or be born in a country) 第一代/第二代等〔指生活或出生在某国的人〕
 first-generation immigrants
第一代移民
 a third-generation American
第三代美国人
3  [countableC]PERIOD OF TIME the average period of time between the birth of a person and the birth of that person’s children 一代人的时间〔指一个人的出生与其孩子出生之间的平均时间〕
for generations
 Some families have lived here for generations.
有些人家祖祖辈辈都住在这里。
 The country’s attitude toward government is harsher than it was a generation ago.
现在国人对政府的态度比前一代人批判性更强了。
4  [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a group of things that were developed from something else, or from which better things were developed 〔产品发展的〕代
generation of
 the new generation of mobile phones
新一代的手机
 the first generation of nuclear power stations
第一代核电站
first-generation/second-generation etc 第一代/第二代等〔指生活或出生在某国的人〕
 second-generation computers
第二代计算机
5  [uncountableU]TP the process of producing something or making something happen 产生 SYN production
generation of
 the generation of electricity
发电
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + generation
my/your/their etc generation
I consider myself a typical Japanese woman of my generation.
future generations
We need to preserve the planet for future generations.
the younger generation
The party needs to make its policies appeal to the younger generation too.
the older generation
These beliefs were common among the older generation.
the new generation (=younger people, especially people who use new ways of doing something)
He is one of the new generation of English players.
the next generation
People want to pass on money to the next generation when they die.
successive/succeeding generations (=generations that follow one another)
This medical textbook has been used by successive generations of medical students and doctors.
earlier generations
As with earlier generations of his family, he had been educated at Bootham School, York.
the previous/preceding generation
He was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers.
later generations
For later generations, however, the chances of getting work on leaving school were much lower.
the baby-boom generation (=people born between 1946 and 1964)
Healthcare expenses are expected to rise as the baby-boom generation reaches retirement.
generation + NOUN
the generation gap (=the difference between people of different generations)
This study explores the generation gap between parents and their teenage children.
phrases
hand something down from generation to generation
Native Australians hand down stories and songs from generation to generation.
pass something from one generation to the next
Traditional customs are passed from one generation to the next.
Examples from the Corpus
generation• It was organized to help prepare a generation of scientists whose skills will be increasingly in demand.• On average only five of the water fleas in each generation manage to breed before they are eaten by a fish.• Its status in this respect as the successor of Latin had by then already been developing for generations.• For generations the place where all the more mature locals have come to buy their clothes.• Many people consider her among the best writers of her generation.• People of his generation often have a hard time with computers.• Over half of the people in my generation have parents who are divorced.• a new generation of TV technology• The human being, in other words, may be the victim of generations of male choice even more than female choice.• And the older generation just doing, you know, same old, same old.• But habits die hard, even from one generation to the next.• One generation ago, most families could afford a house on one salary.• the generation of electricity• The company is aiming for three generations of products over the next few years.• Three generations of Monroes have lived in this house.• There's still a pretty wide generation-gap in German society.
future generations• Or a weapon to be used against future generations?• Many fascinating sites and buildings would otherwise be lost for present and future generations to enjoy.• This is self-explanatory and is needed for comparison purposes both between organizations and between the needs of present and future generations.• We need your help to save the past for future generations.• You will play your part in helping to preserve a distinctive beer style for future generations to enjoy.• It is a cautionary tale for future generations, told well.• The antis say it's an atomic eyesore ... a dangerous heirloom to leave future generations.• We in turn modify the field for our future generations.
for generations• Police reports suggested that the countryside was more quiescent than it had been for generations.• The Skerritts had been stewards of Carewscourt for generations.• Cotton has been king here for generations.• The presence of a literacy detachment, on the other hand, may exercise an impact that will last for generations.• This is how monarchs and their families have lived for generations, without ever questioning that it should be so.• Houses where families have lived for generations are left as blackened, shattered skeletons.• Such payments represent yet other cycles, of labor done, of dates passed, of seasons on seasons for generations gone.• The problem is that for generations all those Springbok sports teams were open only to whites.
new generation• In part two: Days of Glory ... a new generation serving with the Glosters.• A new generation of men and women executives refused to do business the way their corporate fathers and grandfathers had done.• Without mentors we have to reinvent the wheel each new generation.• So why don't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation?• He replied that he did, but asked whether I had tried any of the new generation motion detectors.• To be sure, the new generation of flexible, individually controlled telecommunications technologies offers new hope for educational improvement.• The men and women of this new generation found themselves in a paradoxical position.• After 20 years, new generations would see the repeat of the cycle.
From Longman Business Dictionary
generationgen·e·ra·tion /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ noun
1[uncountableU]MANUFACTURING the process of producing energy or power
thegeneration of electricity
2[uncountableU]COMMERCE the process of producing or increasing income, profits, sales etc
Losses of about $27 million weakened Zenith’s internal cash generation (=its ability to produce cash from its activities).
Capital assets play a major role in the generation of income within the economy.
→ cash generation
3[countableC]MARKETING a technical product which has been developed from a previous product, or from which a better or more advanced product is developed
the new generation of mobile phones
the previous generation of nuclear power stations
gen·e·ra·tion noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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generation

noun¹

 1people/period of time一代（人）ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENERATION | GENERATION + VERB | GENERATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤current, present當今的一代➤new, younger新一代；年輕一代➤older老一輩◇The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony.老一輩人喜歡傳統的儀式。➤coming, future, later, next, rising未來的一代；後代；下一代；成長中的一代◇The forest will be preserved for future generations.為了後代，必須對森林加以保護。➤earlier, former, last, past, preceding, previous早先的一代；前一代；上一代◇These children seem to have a stronger sense of purpose than the previous generation.這些孩子似乎比上一輩人有更明確的目標。◇the wisdom of past generations前輩的智慧➤first, second, etc.第一代、第二代等◇The second generation of immigrants often adopted British names.第二代移民常用英國名。◇a second-generation Korean-American artist第二代韓裔美國藝術家➤subsequent, succeeding, successive承接的一代；接下來的一代◇Succeeding generations have added to the stock of stories and legends.後輩進一步豐富了這些傳奇故事。➤whole整個一代人◇The First World War slaughtered a whole generation.第一次世界大戰毀掉了整整一代人。➤baby-boom, baby-boomer (= people born after the Second World War) , post-war二戰後生育高峰期出生的一代；戰後的一代➤generation X (= people born between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s who seem to lack a sense of direction in life) 無名的一代（20 世紀 60 年代初到 70 年代中出生、缺乏生活目標的一代人）➤lost迷惘的一代◇a lost generation of dropouts一代迷惘的輟學者VERB + GENERATION➤belong to屬於一代人◇people who belong to a younger generation屬於年輕一代的人➤date back, go back, stretch back追溯到某一代◇a family history stretching back generations回溯好幾代的家史GENERATION + VERB➤grow up一代人長大◇a generation who grew up on fast food吃快餐長大的一代人GENERATION + NOUN➤gap代溝◇I was aware of a real generation gap between us.我意識到我們之間存在着明顯的代溝。PREPOSITION➤for a generation對一代人而言◇The consequences of the leak may not become apparent for a generation or more.泄漏的影響在一代或幾代人中可能顯現不出來。➤for generations好幾代◇This kind of apple has been grown for generations.這種蘋果已繁育好幾代了。PHRASES➤from generation to generation世世代代◇The recipe has been handed down from generation to generation.這種烹飪方法世代相傳。➤from one generation to the next一代又一代
generation

noun²

 2production of sth產生ADJECTIVE➤electricity, power發電◇different methods of power generation不同的發電方法➤income, revenue收入的獲得
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generation noun
⇨ age (people of my generation) ⇨ period (a generation ago)
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