Adolescence /ˌæd
generation /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃ ə n/ noun AGE GROUP
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generation
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃ ə n/ noun AGE GROUP 1. [ C + singular or plural verb ] all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family The younger generation smoke/smokes less than their parents did. There were at least three generations - grandparents, parents and children - at the wedding. It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations. This painting has been in the family for generations. 2. [ C + singular or plural verb ] a period of about 23 to 30 years, in which most human babies become adults and have their own children A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown. 3. first/second/third, etc. generation 45 V ocabulary for IELTS describes the nationality of someone belonging to the first/second/third, etc. group of people of the same age in the family to have been born in that country She's a second generation American (= her parents were American, although their parents were not) . the Middle Ages plural noun a period in European history, between about 1000 AD and 1500 AD, when the power of kings, people of high rank and the Christian Church was strong millennium /mɪˈlen.i.əm/ noun [ C ] plural millennia or millenniums a period of 1000 years, or the time when a period of 1000 years ends The corpse had lain preserved in the soil for almost two millennia. How did you celebrate the Millennium? Compare century period /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ /ˈpɪr.i-/ noun [ C ] TIME 1. a length of time Her work means that she spends long periods away from home. Unemployment in the first half of 1993 was 2% lower than in the same period the year before. Fifteen people were killed in/over a period of four days. The study will be carried out over a six-month period. 2. in school, a division of time in the day when a subject is taught We have six periods of science a week. 3. a fixed time during the life of a person or in history Most teenagers go through a rebellious period. The house was built during the Elizabethan period. phase /feɪz/ noun [ C ] 1. any stage in a series of events or in a process of development The project is only in the initial phase as yet, but it's looking quite promising. We're entering a new phase in international relations. 2. a period of strange or difficult behaviour, especially that a young child or person goes through, that will stop after a while When I was in my early teens I went through a phase of only ever wearing black. 3. The phases of the moon are the regular changes in its shape as it appears to us on Earth. Download 0.8 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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