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gen-eration Ow /.dsena'reijn/ noun

1             [C+sing./pl. v.] all the people who were born at about the same time ( Wfo ) —ftA, IlIftA, j§!3IA: the younger/older generation X $£ 65 — ft; # — # 0 My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war. &fc-ft A&flk&Un* U#ft tit!?- A fife „ O I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. mtM:

ft       o 2 [C] the average time in which children

grow up, become adults and have children of their own (usually considered to be about 30 years) ft, —ft, — V ( iI#iAA A£5 30 X ) : a generation ago —ft AW if o My family have lived in this house for generations. $fe 3{C, U] a single stage in the history of a family ( KAX65 ) —ft, —II: stories passed down from generation to generation ttt ft 65 fife ♦ 0 a first-/second-generation American (= a person whose family has lived in America for one/two generations) Jf§- / HuftHfflA ( JitAXIIH^fiT-, —ft# ) 4 [C, usually sing.] a group of people of similar age involved in a particular activity —fit, — J§ ( AX #a£?Sz&I$|5IMA ) : She has inspired a whole gener­ation of fashion school graduates.

Xf&fi5XikXo 5 [C, usually sing.] a stage in the develop­ment of a product, usually a technical one ( X fifi A M, Afa^AAffi^ ) ft: fifth-generation computing % Sftit^f/lftA 0 a new generation of vehicle if-ft A iiisIraXjX 6 [U] the production of sth, especially elec­tricity, heat, etc. ( Afaffe, $t#65 fXM: the gener­ation of electricity A ft <> methods of income generation XX«65A&

gen eration al /.dsena'reijanl/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with a particular generation or with the rela­tionship between different generations —ft fill; ft A ft #|b]filJ: generational conflict WftAAlfl]65X^ the generation gap noun [sing.] the difference in attitude or behaviour between young and older people that causes a lack of understanding ft$J; WftAAffi] fill Pi ff]: a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap

Generation 'X noun [u] the group of people who were bom between the early 1960s and the middle of the 1970s, who seem to lack a sense of direction in life and to feel that they have no part to play in society * X —

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gen era tive /'d3enarativ/ adj. (formal) that can produce

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.generative 'grammar noun [c, u] (linguistics iHW) a type of grammar which describes a language by giving a set of rules which can be used to produce all the possible sentences in that language XjAilf ?£ gen-er-ator /’d3enareita(r)/ noun 1 a machine for producing electricity A ft #1: The factory’s emergency generators were used during the power cut. If JSSLUtAft #1 A# ft$lIWjffl±7o o a wind generator (= a machine that uses the power of the wind to produce electricity) M A A ft fJl 2 a machine for producing a particular substance AX#I: The museum uses smells and smoke generators to create atmosphere.

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gen-er-ic /d30'nerik/ adj. 1 shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things; not specific —

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iSIIA#if^fi5l5#/o ► gen-er-ic-ally /d30'nerikli/ adv. generosity /,d3en0'rDS0ti; NAmE -'ra:s-/ noun [u, sing.] ~ (to/towards sb) the fact of being generous (= willing to give sb money, gifts, time or kindness freely) il; A A; % % A i: He treated them with generosity and thoughtfulness. fife#fMf^WAA> ffcHfeWX gen er-OUS (H* /'d3enaras/ adj. (approving)

1 ~ (with sth) giving or willing to give freely; given freely If 'IS 65; A A fill; 'It 1H itX fill: a generous bene­factor 'liltfilJlifiij# O to be generous with your time X A'If Btl'a] O to be generous in giving help AiXfiJj A 0 a generous gift/offer XI?65 At!; if M 65 $!■ A o It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both. #,±A)X?fe 111 ^ , 31 ft A A o r*TJ3 mean 2 more than is

necessary; large X 65; AX 65; A65 lavish: a generous helping of meat — A fA ft 0 The car has a generous amount of space. ^ffi^X fi5$|e]fSAo 3 kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about sb/sth ^j?fi5; j§l ^ A it 65; f“ 65: a generous mind 65$5JfF o He wrote a very generous assessment of my work. ffe^^fi5X#i► gen er ous ly adv.: Please give generously. i#'ltHHfit Ac 0 a dress that is generously cut (= uses plenty of material)

gen esis /'d3enasis/ noun [sing.] (formal) the beginning or origin of sth 6'JA;

genet /'d3emt/ noun a wild animal similar to a cat but with a longer tail and body and a pointed head. Genets are found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia and eat insects and small animals. H (

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'gene therapy noun [U] (medical HE) a treatment in which normal genes are put into cells to replace ones that are missing or not normal       IS BAIT

gen-et-ic /d30'netik/ adj. connected with genes (= the units in the cells of a living thing that control its phys­ical characteristics) or genetics (= the study of genes) IS @ 65 ; iS ft X 65: genetic and environmental factors it ft if ^ 0 i 0 genetic abnormalities ► gen-et ical-ly /-kli/ adv. : genetically engineered/ determined/transmitted $t3S065; AS@<A^fi5; IS ft 65

ge netically 'modified adj. (abbr. GM) (of a plant, etc.) having had its genetic structure changed artificially, so that it will produce more fruit or not be affected by disease (         ) $t*H65, *0iJjtkfi5:

genetically modified foods (= made from plants that have been changed in this way) ftSHfnp ge.netic code noun the arrangement of genes that controls how each living thing will develop jjtft$?#§ ge.netic .engineering noun [u] the science of changing how a living creature or plant develops by changing the information in its genes j|#Ig ( X ) ge.netic fingerprinting (also ,DNA fingerprinting) noun [U] the method of finding the particular pattern of genes in an individual person, particularly to identify sb or find out if sb has committed a crime ►ge.netic 'fingerprint noun

gen eti cist /d30'netisist/ noun a scientist who studies genetics itf^X^

gen-et-ics /d30'netiks/ noun [u] the scientific study of the ways in which different characteristics are passed from each generation of living things to the next jfiffX Geneva Convention /d3a,ni:va kan'venjn/ noun [sing.] an international agreement which states how pris­oners of war should be treated 0  ( A A fife f?

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