a machine or series of machines for producing electricity 发电机◆a nuclear/wind generator (= one that uses nuclear/wind power to produce electricity) 核／风力发电机
a person, company, product, etc. that produces or creates sth 创造者；制造者◆the role of small companies as generators of jobs 小公司创造就业的这一角色◆Mobile-phone messaging has been a major cash generator for the group. 手机短信已成为这个集团赚钱的主要来源。
() a company that produces and sells electricity 电力公司◆the UK's major electricity generator 英国主要的电力公司