| 单词 | the —— generation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe —— generation d. the —— generation: a generation defined or characterized collectively by —— (typically indicating an influential or emergent cultural or technological phenomenon). See also beat generation n., me generation n. at me pron.1, n., and adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1921 Lima (Ohio) News & Times-Democrat 8 May 3/3 The family wealth was equally divided and that generation lived comfortably,..until the automobile generation arrived. 1958 Daily Rec. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 7 Mar. 10/6 ‘From all this interest we are bound to develop swimmers,’ said John, well known to the TV generation as Tarzan. 1969 Guardian 2 Sept. 9/6 Marcuse, and the hippie generation who represent Marcusian premature antifascists, herald a radical shift towards the sensory, the imaginative and the quietist. 2006 Wired Apr. 135/1 She'll grow up as part of the Gamer Generation, a group whose charter members come of age with Atari and Nintendo. < as lemmas |
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