1. 代，世代
2. 一代
3. 一代人，同时代的人，同代人
4. 产生，发生，衍生
5. 一代事物
6. 生殖，繁殖，繁育
7. 同辈人
8. 一辈（通常认为大约 30 年）
9. 一届（从事特定活动的同龄人）

1. [C]同时代的人,一代,一代人 all people of the same age; a period of time in which a human being can grow up and have a family; all members of any developing class of things at a certain stage
2. [U]产生,发生 the act or action of generating

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;

   "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
   

4. a stage of technological development or innovation;

   "the third generation of computers"
   

5. a coming into being

6. the production of heat or electricity;

   "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
   

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

1.（尤指经历或观点相同的）一代人，同代人，同辈人
Ageneration 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.

generation的解释

e.g. ...the youngergeneration of Party members...
年轻一代的党员
e.g. David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of hisgeneration.
长期以来，戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。

2.代，一代，一辈（通常认为大约是30年）
Ageneration 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.

e.g. Within ageneration flight has become the method used by many travellers.
就在不到一代人的时间里，坐飞机已经成了很多旅行者的出行方式。

3.（机械设备的设计和制造的）代
You can usegeneration to refer to a stage of development in the design and manufacture of machines or equipment.

e.g. ...a newgeneration of IBM/Apple computers.
新一代的IBM/苹果电脑

4.（表示家庭成员拥有某国国籍的时间长短情况）第…代的
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.

e.g. ...secondgeneration Asians in Britain...
英国的第二代亚洲移民
e.g. She is a firstgeneration American.
她是第一代美国移民。

5.（能源的）产生
generation is also the production of a form of energy or power from fuel or another source of power such as water.

generation的反义词

e.g. Japan has announced plans for a sharp rise in its nuclear powergeneration.
日本宣布了大幅增加核能发电的计划。