generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. 一代人

  例：

  ...the younger generation of party members.

  …较年轻一代的党员。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT 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. 代 (通常约为三十年)

  例：

  Within a generation, flight has become the method used by many travellers.

  在不到一代的时间里，飞行已成为许多旅行者的出行方式。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can use generation to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment. (机械、设备的设计和制造的) 一代 [N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...a new generation of Apple computers.

  …新一代苹果电脑。

• 4. 

  ADJ 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. (指家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间) 代 [ord ADJ n]

  例：

  ...second-generation Jamaicans in New York.

  …在纽约的第二代牙买加人。