• vt. 使形成；發(fā)生；生殖

來自詞根gen, 生育，詞源同gene.

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.

1. The company, New England Electric, burns coal to generate power.

新英格蘭電力公司用煤發(fā)電。

來自柯林斯例句

2. A neutron star has a gravitational field strong enough to generate X-rays.

中子星上存在強大的重力場，足以產(chǎn)生X射線。

來自柯林斯例句

3. To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.

要想創(chuàng)造更多的收入，這項體育活動需要變得更加有趣味性。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.

多數(shù)城市都會產(chǎn)生各種物質(zhì)混雜的污染物。

來自柯林斯例句

5. In the 19 th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity.

在19世紀(jì)人們大規(guī)模使用水力來發(fā)電.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》