baby boom

英 [ˈbeɪbi buːm]

美 [ˈbeɪbi buːm]

n.  生育高峰(期)

TOEFL

牛津词典

noun

• 生育高峰（期）
  a period when many more babies are born than usual

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 生育高峰
  Ababy boomis a period of time when a lot of babies are born in a particular place.
  1. I'm a product of the postwar baby boom.
     我出生在战后的生育高峰期。

英英释义

noun

• the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
  Synonym:baby-boom generation

双语例句

• Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom.
  对于生育高峰，经济有可能是最重要的决定因素，但它并不是惟一的解释。
• A member of a baby-boom generation. The baby boom swelled the population.
  婴儿潮[生育高峰]使人口膨胀。
• The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.
  生育高峰造成学校入学人数的暴涨。
• For a city with an ageing population, a baby boom should be good news.
  对于一个人口日益老龄化的城市而言，出现婴儿潮应该是个好消息。
• More members of the generation born under the one-child policy have reached the age of marriage and child-bearing, and China is preparing itself for a baby boom.
  计划生育年代出生的一代人已经到了结婚和生育的年龄，中国正在迎接又一个生育高峰。
• Beijing a giant panda in Southwest China has given birth to a pair of twins, state media said, the latest additions in a baby boom for the endangered animals.
  北京，官方媒体说，中国西南的一只大熊猫生了一对双胞胎，这是这种濒临灭绝动物婴儿潮中新添的宝宝。
• Born in1946, Bush is a member of the huge postwar "baby boom" generation.
  布什于1946年出生，属于战后“婴儿潮”的一代。
• A Berlin neighborhood known for its baby boom reveals that in a nation with a graying population, treasure hunts often end in disappointment.
  被以它的婴儿潮闻名的柏林邻近地区揭露在一个国家中，和使人口变灰色，宝物追捕时常在失望方面结束。
• But others at the forum disputed the notion that China should be encouraging a new baby boom.
  但也有人在论坛上对中国应鼓励一个新的婴儿潮的建议提出异议。
• Nonstop waves of immigrants played a role, too& and so did bigger crops of babies as yesterday's "baby boom" generation reached its child-bearing years.
  不断涌入的移民潮，还有以前“生育高峰”出生的那些孩子也已到了生育年龄，这些都发挥着作用。