generate

英 ['dʒenəreɪt] 美['dʒɛnəret]
  • vt. 使形成;发生;生殖

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词态变化


第三人称单数: generates;过去式: generated;过去分词: generated;现在分词: generating;

中文词源


generate 产生

来自词根gen, 生育,词源同gene.

英文词源


generate (v.)
c. 1500, "to beget" (offspring), a back-formation from generation or else from Latin generatus, past participle of generare "to beget, produce," from genus "race, kind" (see genus). In reference to natural forces, conditions, substances, etc., from 1560s. Related: Generated; generating.

双语例句


1. The company, New England Electric, burns coal to generate power.
新英格兰电力公司用煤发电。

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2. A neutron star has a gravitational field strong enough to generate X-rays.
中子星上存在强大的重力场,足以产生X射线。

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3. To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.
要想创造更多的收入,这项体育活动需要变得更加有趣味性。

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4. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.
多数城市都会产生各种物质混杂的污染物。

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5. In the 19 th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity.
在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电.

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