generate

• vt. 使形成；發生；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電。

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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，足以產生X射線。

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

要想創造更多的收入，這項體育活動需要變得更加有趣味性。

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4. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants.

多數城市都會產生各種物質混雜的汙染物。

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

在19世紀人們大規模使用水力來發電.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》