generationgen•e•ra•tion /ˌdʒenə'reɪʃ(ə)n/

n

1. C 一代人，同代人

• It took three generations to build the great temple. 建造这座大寺院花了三代人的时间。

• the generation gap 代沟

2. C (家史中的)一代

• The picture shows four generations: great grandmother, grandmother, mother and baby. 这张照片上是四代人：曾祖母、祖母、母亲和婴孩。

3. C (产品类型的)代

• The new computers are much better in performance than the previous generation. 新的电子计算机在性能方面比上一代产品好得多。

4. U 产生；发生

• Steam and water are used for the generation of electricity. 蒸汽和水力被用来发电。

5. U 生殖；繁殖

• They are studying the generation of the fruit flies. 他们正在研究果蝇的繁殖。

• the organs of generation 生殖器官