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generation noun 1people/period of time 一代（人）ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENERATION | GENERATION + VERB | GENERATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcurrent, present 当今的一代new, younger 新一代；年轻一代older 老一辈◆The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony.老一辈人喜欢传统的仪式。coming, future, later, next, rising 未来的一代；后代；下一代；成长中的一代◆The forest will be preserved for future generations.为了后代，必须对森林加以保护。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.这些孩子似乎比上一辈人有更明确的目标。◆the wisdom of past generations前辈的智慧first, second, etc. 第一代、第二代等◆The second generation of immigrants often adopted British names.第二代移民常用英国名。◆a second-generation Korean-American artist第二代韩裔美国艺术家subsequent, succeeding, successive 承接的一代；接下来的一代◆Succeeding generations have added to the stock of stories and legends.后辈进一步丰富了这些传奇故事。whole 整个一代人◆The First World War slaughtered a whole generation.第一次世界大战毁掉了整整一代人。baby-boom, baby-boomer (= people born after the Second World War) , post-war 二战后生育高峰期出生的一代；战后的一代generation X (= people born between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s who seem to lack a sense of direction in life) 无名的一代（20 世纪 60 年代初到 70 年代中出生、缺乏生活目标的一代人）lost 迷惘的一代◆a lost generation of dropouts一代迷惘的辍学者VERB + GENERATIONbelong to 属于一代人◆people who belong to a younger generation属于年轻一代的人date back, go back, stretch back 追溯到某一代◆a family history stretching back generations回溯好几代的家史GENERATION + VERBgrow up 一代人长大◆a generation who grew up on fast food吃快餐长大的一代人GENERATION + NOUNgap 代沟◆I was aware of a real generation gap between us.我意识到我们之间存在着明显的代沟。PREPOSITIONfor a generation 对一代人而言◆The consequences of the leak may not become apparent for a generation or more.泄漏的影响在一代或几代人中可能显现不出来。for generations 好几代◆This kind of apple has been grown for generations.这种苹果已繁育好几代了。PHRASESfrom generation to generation 世世代代◆The recipe has been handed down from generation to generation.这种烹饪方法世代相传。from one generation to the next 一代又一代 |