gen·er·a·tor
noun/ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/
/ˈdʒenəreɪtər/
- a machine for producing electricity
发电机 - The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。 - a wind generator (= a machine that uses the power of the wind to produce electricity)
风力发电机 - The wind generator delivers 120 watts in a strong breeze.
这台风力发电机强风时可以发120 瓦电。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diesel
- gas
- petrol
- …
- drive
- power
- produce something
- supply something
- run
- …
- The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
- a machine for producing a particular substance
发生器 - The museum uses smells and smoke generators to create atmosphere.
博物馆利用气味和烟雾发生器制造气氛。
- The museum uses smells and smoke generators to create atmosphere.
- a person or thing that creates something
生成者；创造者 - The company is a major generator of jobs.
这家公司创造了相当多的就业机会。
- The company is a major generator of jobs.
- (British English) a company that produces electricity to sell to the public
电力公司 - the UK’s major electricity generator
英国主要的电力公司
- the UK’s major electricity generator
Word Originmid 17th cent.: Latin, from generat- ‘created’, from the verb generare, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.