Word · Frequency #6922
generator
发电机；发生器
a machine that produces electricity or converts energy from one form to another
- 1.
One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
- 2.
A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
产生者；创造者；产生器；发电机；生产者；[计] 发生器
In use
During the power outage, the hospital used a generator to keep the lights on.
The laboratory has a gas generator that supplies hydrogen for experiments.
We need to replace the random number generator in our simulation software.
a generator of [plural noun]
表示某人或某物产生某事物。
He is a generator of new ideas.
他是新点子的产生者。
use a generator
指使用发电机设备。
We used a generator to power the lights.
我们使用发电机为灯供电。
a [type] generator
形容词修饰generator表示类型。
Connections
Collocations
- electric generator
- 发电机
- The electric generator provides power during outages.发电机在停电期间提供电力。
- backup generator
- 备用发电机
- Hospitals always have a backup generator for emergencies.医院总是有备用发电机以应对紧急情况。
- signal generator
- 信号发生器
- The technician used a signal generator to test the circuit.技术员使用信号发生器测试电路。
- steam generator
- 蒸汽发生器
- The steam generator converts water into steam for the turbine.蒸汽发生器将水转化为蒸汽以驱动涡轮。
- gas generator
- 气体发生器
- A gas generator produces electrical power from natural gas.气体发生器利用天然气产生电力。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将‘generator’拆解为‘generate（产生）’+‘or（者）’，想象一台‘发电机’正在产生电能。
Context & Register
多用于电力工程和机械设备，指将机械能转化为电能的装置。在日常对话中使用较少，常见于专业技术场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ator' suffix and similar final pronunciation /eɪtə/, though stress patterns vary slightly. Note that 'generator' has /ˈdʒenəreɪtə/ while others have initial vowels /ɛ/, /æ/, /ɒ/ respectively. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'orator' (/ˈɒrətə/) which has different stress and vowel quality.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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