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generate

释义

generate

verb transitive

UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	generate
he/she/it	generates
present participle	generating
past tense	generated
past participle	generated

1
to make money
The business is not generating enough revenue to cover its costs.
Millions of pounds are generated for the arts by the national lottery.
Synonyms and related words
To earn a particular amount of money
generate
get
get back
Synonyms and related words
To earn a lot of money or earn money easily
generate
rake in
clean up
2
to create jobs or work
The new car factory will generate a lot of jobs in the area.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen
bring about
trigger
form
3
to make a lot of people express feelings or opinions about something
The advertising campaign generated a lot of interest in our work.
the controversy generated by the report
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
affect
provoke
inspire
4
to produce power
75% of France’s electricity is generated by nuclear reactors.
Synonyms and related words
To send something out into the air or environment
give off
send out
emit
5
if a computer generates a report, image etc, it produces it
computer-generated animation
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
bomb
boot

generate

verb transitive

US /ˈdʒenəˌreɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	generate
he/she/it	generates
present participle	generating
past tense	generated
past participle	generated

1
to make money
The business is not generating enough revenue to cover its costs.
More and more of the money in state budgets is generated by state and local lotteries.
Synonyms and related words
To earn a particular amount of money
generate
get
get back
Synonyms and related words
To earn a lot of money or earn money easily
generate
rake in
clean up
2
to create jobs or work
The new car factory will generate a lot of jobs in the area.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen
bring about
start off
create
3
to make a lot of people express feelings or opinions about something
The advertising campaign generated a lot of interest in our work.
the controversy generated by the report
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotions
affect
provoke
inspire
4
if a computer generates a report, image, etc., it produces it
computer-generated animation
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
boot
buffer
5
to produce power
75% of France’s electricity is generated by nuclear reactors.
Synonyms and related words
To send something out into the air or environment
give off
send out
emit

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