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be a boomer
She is a boomer.
她是婴儿潮一代的人。
成年雄袋鼠；雄大袋鼠
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
成年雄袋鼠；雄大袋鼠
an adult male kangaroo
She is a boomer.
她是婴儿潮一代的人。
尤见于澳大利亚英语
发出低沉响亮声音的东西。
Something that makes a booming sound.
用于捆绑或拉紧链条的装置。
A device used to bind or tighten chain.
成年雄性袋鼠。
An adult male kangaroo.
一种山河狸(Aplodontia rufa)。
A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
The construction company hired a boomer for the three-month project.
建筑公司为这个为期三个月的项目雇用了一名临时工。
Boomers often move from city to city looking for the next job.
临时工经常从一个城市搬到另一个城市寻找下一份工作。
As a boomer, he never stays with one employer for long.
作为一名临时工，他从不为一个雇主长期工作。
She is a boomer.
她是婴儿潮一代的人。
注意：boomer 常用复数形式指代整个群体。
Boomers are retiring.
婴儿潮一代的人正在退休。
I met a boomer who loves jazz.
我遇到一个喜欢爵士乐的婴儿潮一代。
Not this
He is boomer.
Use this
He is a boomer.
将名词boomer误用作形容词或漏掉不定冠词，改正后使用正确的名词短语。
Not this
The boomer flew over the city.
Use this
The bomber flew over the city.
因发音相似而将boomer与bomber混淆，boomer指婴儿潮一代的人，bomber指轰炸机。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
婴儿潮一代
Many baby boomers are now reaching retirement age.
许多婴儿潮一代正在达到退休年龄。
老龄化的婴儿潮一代
The aging boomer population is placing strain on healthcare systems.
老龄化的婴儿潮一代正给医疗系统带来压力。
婴儿潮一代（世代）
The boomer generation reshaped the economy in the 20th century.
婴儿潮一代重塑了20世纪的经济。
退休的婴儿潮一代
Retired boomers often travel to warmer climates.
退休的婴儿潮一代经常去温暖的地方旅行。
典型的婴儿潮一代
He has the typical boomer mindset about work-life balance.
他对工作与生活平衡持典型的婴儿潮一代心态。
好吧，婴儿潮一代（用于对年长一代的论点表示不屑或讽刺的回应）
When he complained about millennials not working hard, she just rolled her eyes and said "OK boomer."
当他抱怨千禧一代不努力工作时，她只是翻了个白眼说“好吧，婴儿潮一代。”
婴儿潮清除者（新冠病毒的俚称，因其对年长者更危险）
During the pandemic, some young people jokingly called COVID-19 the "boomer remover."
疫情期间，一些年轻人戏称新冠病毒为“婴儿潮清除者”。
好的，婴儿潮一代
When the older colleague complained about millennials, she just replied, 'OK boomer.'
当年长同事抱怨千禧一代时，她只回了句'好的，婴儿潮一代。'
Use boomer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记'boom'为繁荣，'er'为人，婴儿潮繁荣时期出生的人。
通常用于描述1950年代出生的婴儿潮一代
Words with similar ending: 'bloomer', 'roomer', and 'groomer' rhyme with 'boomer' (stressed vowel /uː/ and following sounds match). 'bomber', 'bumper', 'bummer' have similar spelling patterns but different vowel sounds (/ɒ/ or /ʌ/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.