generations

英 [dʒenə'reɪʃnz] 美 [dʒenə'reɪʃnz]

• n. 世代

英英释义

名词 generation:

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

3. the normal time between successive generations

4. a stage of technological development or innovation

5. a coming into being

6. the production of heat or electricity

7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Generations of urban living sharpened their wits.
   世代居住在城市里使他们磨练了才智。
2. They transcend national borders and generations.
   它们超越国界及世代。

词汇搭配

• computer generations 计算机代,计算机发展...
• antithetic generations 显别世代
• alternation of generations 世代交替
• for generations 一连好几代
• future generations 后代