单词 | generator |
释义 | generator generator // noun [C]
1 a machine or series of machines for producing electricity: a nuclear/wind generator (= one that uses nuclear/wind power to produce electricity) ◆ The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut.
2 a person, company, product, etc. that produces or creates sth: the role of small companies as generators of jobs Mobile-phone messaging has been a major cash generator for the group.
3 (BrE) a company that produces and sells electricity: the UK's major electricity generator |
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