[] to produce or create sth产生；引起◆to generate cash/cost savings/income赚钱；引起成本节约；产生收益◆The proposal has generated a lot of interest.此项建议已引起众多的关注。◆Around 80% of our sales are generated by 30 stores.我们大约 80% 的销售额来自 30 家商店。to produce energy, especially electricity产生（电）◆to generate electricity/power发电；产生动力◆a generating plant/station发电厂／站