| 单词 | generation |
| 释义 | generation (dʒenəreɪʃən ) Word forms: generations 1. countable noun B1 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. ...the younger generation of Party members. [+ of] He has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation. Synonyms: age group, peer group 2. countable noun B2 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. Within a generation flight has become the method used by many travellers. Synonyms: age, period, era, time 3. countable noun B2 You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. ...a new generation of IBM/Apple computers. [+ of] Synonyms: range, class, series, type 4. adjective B2 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. ...a second-generation 'immigrant' of Italian and Irish descent. She is a first generation American. 5. uncountable noun B2 Generation is the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water. Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear power generation. Synonyms: production, manufacture, manufacturing, creation Collocations: current generation Future humans would envy the current generation, he said. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The current generation of video game writers are now proving his arguments wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They also need rigorous competition from the current generation of top British players. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They are, she says, helping to educate a new generation of movie-makers who might otherwise learn all their tricks from the video store. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Businesses using technology to help educate the next generation. Times,Sunday Times (2020) All of us have the responsibility of educating the future generations. The Sun (2011) An entire generation of schoolchildren are being deprived of a proper education. The Sun (2006) This 'war to end all war ' removed almost an entire generation of our youth who died in horrific conditions on the battlefields of France. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They taught him that possibly the surest way of lifting an entire generation out of poverty was through education. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Perhaps his most far-reaching achievement, however, was to have taught a generation of historians of the period how to think. Times, Sunday Times His lack of interest in economic and social history became less forgivable, particularly among the younger generation of historians, regardless of their politics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the next generation of historians hopes to understand the driving forces of humanity, they need to know the principles of ecology, population genetics and even molecular biology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Early county historians often provide parish by parish accounts, although they frequently include long descriptions of manorial descents which are of little interest to the current generation of historians. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was also some of the most sheerly beautiful singing and playing to be heard from this generation of musicians. Times, Sunday Times Both celebrated the songs' camp drama, but at the same time a new generation of musicians started to appreciate the music itself. Times, Sunday Times His efforts to nurture a new generation of musicians might surprise his critics. Times, Sunday Times Still, the younger generation of musicians who have been recruited to the cause play with exemplary drive, and those greatest hits still sound ageless. Times, Sunday Times They kept the manufacturers of parental advisory stickers in business for years and became a template and a benchmark for a whole generation of musicians who came after them. Times, Sunday Times A new generation of poets made themselves known during the latter half of the 1980s, when those born after 1959 began to publish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been recognized as member of a new generation of poets in his country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blossoming out of the waning nineties; a new, vibrant generation of poets had appeared. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the end of the 20th century emerged a new generation of poets, who began to publish after 1990. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't think that we in this generation of politicians need to be unsettled by living in her shadow. Times, Sunday Times The previous generation of politicians contained many of the brightest talents who were educated in grammar schools. Times, Sunday Times We need a generation of politicians with a bit of spine, not jelly. Times, Sunday Times Likewise, the current economic meltdown gave a whole generation of politicians and economists the shock of their lives when all their certainties crumbled to dust. Times, Sunday Times This would be a lasting legacy of which a generation of politicians and business leaders could be rightly proud. Times, Sunday Times The refurbished slides are as good as new and now ready for the next generation of scholars of brain anatomy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But with many remaining largely unexamined, a new generation of scholars has shed light on them. Times, Sunday Times The texts dealt with real people living in a complex world of dynastic polities: they were not the cosmic speculations envisioned by an earlier generation of scholars. The Times Literary Supplement A new generation of scholars and historians interested in determining exactly what happened have been able to locate documents in private collections and other sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It exhibits historical financial and banking artifacts and serves as an academic research location for the next generation of scholars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The dole supported a generation of writers, artists, dancers, whatever. Times, Sunday Times Movies like that made my generation of writers want to be writers. Times, Sunday Times A generation of writers and directors and actors just blossomed. Times, Sunday Times As the waters rise, a new generation of writers and poets faces the challenge of putting environmental calamity into words. Times, Sunday Times As the market economy has flourished, a new generation of writers has emerged who can live comfortably on the earnings from their publications and need no government support. Times, Sunday Times They had a new generation of youth that astonished observers with their breezy, take-on-the-world confidence. Times, Sunday Times There are bright people in football; a new generation of youth coaches full of energy, vim and a questioning mindset. Times, Sunday Times These issues are little different in type from those faced by every generation of youth. Times, Sunday Times The show introduced the character to a new generation of youth. canada.com They had a golden generation of youth players coming through their ranks and were at the top. The Sun And he influenced a new generation of comedians who came to be known as ` alternative'. THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002) The presence of smoking on the big screen will continue to influence a generation of young viewers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He has influenced generations of musicians over four decades. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If all that talent cannot inspire a generation of tennis excellence, what chance has any nation with a fraction of the credibility? Times, Sunday Times Politicians swore the legacy of 2012 would 'inspire a generation'. The Sun Win this, and they could inspire a generation. Times, Sunday Times Effective projection of power can inspire a generation, instil thought-leadership in a boardroom, set the standard. Times, Sunday Times I'm sure those players will get that group together and remind them that if they don't focus on the football then they're not going to inspire a generation. The Sun Graffiti has had its detractors throughout civilisation, yet it tells later generations much. Times, Sunday Times Later generations had cause to regret their wilful dismissal of his counsel. Times, Sunday Times However, like his ancestors, he saw that photography was also both an art and something to be seen and valued by later generations. Times, Sunday Times Consider the farmer who has successfully created a species-rich meadow but fears that later generations might return the land to production. Times, Sunday Times The lesson of that crisis was not entirely lost on later generations of political leaders. Times, Sunday Times He goes on to enthuse about the new generation of musicians who specialize in early music and about their skill at interpreting figured bass. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) A new generation of brimstone butterflies has just come out on the wing. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The new generation of reactors have passive safety systems that rely on gravity and natural convection to dissipate heat. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They are, she says, helping to educate a new generation of movie-makers who might otherwise learn all their tricks from the video store. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The next generation has had an easier run. Times, Sunday Times Others left by passing on their assets to the next generation. Times, Sunday Times Business and the government have a duty to do as much as they can to minimise the disruption for the next generation. Times,Sunday Times But it need not be the default for the next generation of tech founders. Times,Sunday Times The middle classes could yet survive to rebuild their lives for the next generation. Times, Sunday Times The old generation hardly ever got so much as a snuffle. Times, Sunday Times Can't we have the best of both worlds, with the experience of the old generation meshed with the promise of the new breed? Times, Sunday Times It's the same mix of fighting and problem-solving but rather than feeling dated, the throwback of experiencing gameplay on an old generation console makes it more like an old classic. The Sun The old generation supported the parliamentary means of political competition, while the activist young generation advocated the extra-parliamentary means of political struggle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1930s the two main factions competed within the party, the old generation and young generation, divided by the age and political programmes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have all got a story, especially the older generation. The Sun (2012) Now, with the parents themselves a little strapped for cash, the older generation is stepping in. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I want to bring older generations into the mainstream of national life. The Sun (2010) Over the past generation or two, a subtle devaluation of the pastoral role has occurred that rivals the devaluation of the dollar. Christianity Today We are almost losing that direct connection to a past generation. Times, Sunday Times Histories on the sea appeared inter-mittently over the course of the twentieth century, but histories of the sea began to emerge in the past generation. The Times Literary Supplement The world economy has changed radically in the past generation. Times, Sunday Times This has been the trajectory of the papacy over the past generation or two. Christianity Today There is no evidence that the post-war generation is saving more than its predecessors did. DOT.CON (2001) DIY began as a serious consumer sector in the 1950s, when the post-war generation bought draughty, dusty Victorian homes and wanted to modernise them. Times, Sunday Times (2006) To grow up in the austere post-war generation was to feel lucky to receive anything on a birthday or at Christmas. Times, Sunday Times (2009) To maximise sale proceeds, the monopolies (or duopolies in telecoms and power generation) would generally be sold intact to investors. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Coming amid uncertainty about power generation and worries about energy security, this would be a huge boon. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The bigger item is more efficient power generation and coal and gas procurement. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Those in gas-fired power generation get 3.5 per cent. The Sun (2012) We have greatly expanded our gas production and power generation activities through acquisitions and investment. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The present generation is less romantic and more pragmatic about their career choices. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It has become one of the bestselling home games machines of the present generation. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The present generation of law students are also keen on the changes. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Like curators in a museum, they wish to preserve the history and legacy of a previous generation. Christianity Today (2000) They are disconnected from the previous generation and the one following. AUTHENTICITY: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life (2003) Each generation tried to improve on, or do something different from, the previous generation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Such moves have been made easier by the falling cost of renewable generation. Times,Sunday Times In 2012, renewable generation accounted for 24 per cent of electricity generation, up from 15 per cent in 2005. Times, Sunday Times Clearly, significant investment needs to be made to upgrade our networks, particularly to handle more renewable generation. Times, Sunday Times She'd price carbon and create competition between the cheapest forms of renewable generation. Times, Sunday Times We're also investing 750 million in renewable generation, principally offshore windfarms. Times, Sunday Times He represented a generation when artists were valued more for creativity than celebrity. Times, Sunday Times So it's not as simple as just ignoring something, because it sort of represents your generation, the music you're listening to. Times, Sunday Times We've read the reports about them leaving the church, and we look around our own pews and see few people representing this generation. Christianity Today You represent the generations of players, teams and coaches every time you step on that court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each jar represents a generation of ancestors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But scientists were stunned to find the damage can skip a generation. The Sun News of the decision to skip a generation has emerged almost two years after the family decided to put the estate up for sale. Times, Sunday Times Then again, like going bald or having ginger hair, perhaps these traits skip a generation. Times,Sunday Times Diseases dependent on recessive genes may 'skip a generation'. Times, Sunday Times The briefing will al-so anger junior ministers who believe the party needs to skip a generation. Times, Sunday Times But the bravery shown by our servicemen, who are rightly regarded as among the best in the world, spans the generations. Times, Sunday Times But one sight told another story, of how courage spans the generations. Times, Sunday Times It's a strangely endearing mix of songs that span the generations. The Sun The musical talent spans the generations. The Sun These movies may not have had an impact musically, but they did spawn a generation of breakdancers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why have we spawned a generation of people with a constant need for exposure? Times, Sunday Times They were the masters of arthouse films, spawning a generation of cinema buffs who sprinkled conversations with references to some of the world's most abstruse directors. Times, Sunday Times In recent years such deals have become commonplace and spawned a generation of so-called private equity financiers who have raised many hundred of millions to fund similar ventures. Times, Sunday Times The country and folk-influenced style associated with the latter-half of 1960s rock music spawned a generation of popular singer-songwriters who wrote and performed their own work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They offer a fine example to all subsequent generations. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Above all, she was quite determined that subsequent generations of women should get a better deal from politics. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He had little sympathy for the radical composers of his own and subsequent generations. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) With the backing of a supportive, strict head they can inspire successive generations. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In a modern western society, the promise should be that successive generations should have more wealth and opportunities than the generations before them. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Successive generations co-opted the scheme. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) He taught an entire generation what sport was and how we should love it. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We need to teach this generation that work is a privilege not a chore. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If you could name one value or lesson you most wanted to teach the next generation, what would it be? Christianity Today (2000) She is also involved in training the next generation of nurses to take up the work. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And there are now more apprenticeships to train a new generation of skilled workers. The Sun (2010) Investment in training the next generation of highly skilled workers would be the key to sustainable economic growth. Times, Sunday Times (2011) These will reflect very different long-term economic performance, wealth generation and the relative shortage of housing. Times, Sunday Times However, the agency reckons that wealth generation and demand will lead to steady price growth in the medium term. Times, Sunday Times Technology, and the interconnectedness of everyone to everyone else, seems to have dramatically speeded up the process of wealth generation — and wealth destruction, too, for that matter. Times, Sunday Times The 'invention of more and more recondite metaphysical, unreal forms of wealth generation' existed, he said, simply to 'produce noughts on the end of the balance sheet'. Times, Sunday Times He deliberately shunned the excitement of the technology boom, the greatest period of wealth generation in modern times, questioning the market's fundamentals. Globe and Mail Today, the furniture company's retro designs are being enjoyed by a whole new generation. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I hope kids will embrace the stories and a whole new generation will love the legacy. The Sun (2015) We are potentially facing a whole generation of children that are not going to get an arts education. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Whoever wins will have to contend with a more assertive younger generation. Times, Sunday Times When the older generation behave badly in relation to the proposed marriages of the younger generation - as they do, repeatedly - the reasons remain mysterious. The Times Literary Supplement We have a younger generation coming through believing. Times, Sunday Times His silence as an art-maker gave tacit space for the something of his influence to pour out into the works of the younger generation. The Times Literary Supplement The younger generation aren't frightened of engaging with issues, they are just more considerate. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 一代 Japanese: 世代 |
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