| 词汇 | example_english_preceding-generation |
| 释义 | preceding generationcollocation in Englishmeanings of precedingand generationThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with generation. preceding adjective[before noun] uk /prɪˈsiː.dɪŋ/ us /priːˈsiː.dɪŋ/ existing or happening before someone ... See more at preceding generation noun uk /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ... See more at generation Examples of preceding generationThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The development of the larvae was distinctly prolonged, as in the precedinggeneration. The average duration of development for the whole generation was 47 days, as in the precedinggeneration. In contradistinction to the precedinggeneration the development was completely active and the duration only slightly longer than in summer. There is no point at which we can say 'now there has been a radical break from the language of the precedinggeneration'. Of course, in their efforts to debunk the reputation of the precedinggeneration, female critics were not alone. Some had inherited a business from the precedinggeneration, and many explicitly said that their normative views echoed their parents' values of both independence and self-sufficiency. It is often regarded as the extent to which the generation of daughters replaces the precedinggeneration of females. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The county had come in a precarious political situation during the reign of the precedinggeneration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In his opinion, class-war the ideal which had inspired the writers belonging to the preceding generation had almost lost its relevance by the time he entered the literary career. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All of these changes greatly simplified operation and made radio a household appliance that even a small child could operate, instead of the highly-skilled hobbyists of the brief precedinggeneration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A person thus gets to know the names of six generations (three precedinggeneration, his own and two succeeding generations -- his sons and grandsons) in his life, reaffirming lineage ties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With few traditions, each generation exhibites attitudes and behaviors that conservative segments of preceding generations uneasily assimilate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Preceding generations were focused around a journalistic approach based on eyewitness reports. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unlike preceding generations, four- and six-cylinder versions now shared a front end of the same length. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They trace the evolution of society from a tradition-directed culture, one that moved in a direction defined by preceding generations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The names in preceding generations, however, become more unusual, and the more authoritative sources begin to contradict each other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three preceding generations of his family had also served in the state legislature. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They may have descended collaterally, along the lines of purely mental suggestion by virtue of mere social contact with preceding generations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A notable element of the show was that the artists were, or would be, linked with higher education as students, professors, or botha change from the preceding generations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of preceding Go to the definition of generation See other collocations with generation |
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