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| /ˈdʒenəˌreɪt/ |
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| 1 | to make money 赚（钱）；创造（财富） |
| The business is not generating enough revenue to cover its costs. 这个企业入不敷出。 |
| Millions of pounds are generated for the arts by the national lottery. 国家彩票业已为艺术行业筹集了上百万英镑的资金。 |
| | 1a | to create jobs or work 创造（就业机会） | | The new car factory will generate a lot of jobs in the area. 新汽车厂将为该地区创造大量就业机会。 | |
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| 2 | to make a lot of people express feelings or opinions about something 引起；引发 |
| The advertising campaign generated a lot of interest in our work. 广告活动使很多人对我们的工作产生了兴趣。 |
| the controversy generated by the report 报告引发的争议 |
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| 3 | to produce power 发（电） |
| 75% of France’ s electricity is generated by nuclear reactors. 法国75%的电能是通过核反应堆发电提供的。 |
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| 4 | if a computer generates a report , image etc, it produces it （计算机）制作（报告、图像等） |
| computer-generated animation 计算机制作的动画 |
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