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

• Entitlement spending is bound to increase as the baby boom generation retires.
  应享权益支出必须随“婴儿潮”一代的退休人员数量的增加而增长。
• 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。
• 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。
• This notion has sparked a baby boom across the country.
  因此，金猪年的说法引起了全国范围内的宝宝潮。
• 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。
• The baby boom has already put hospitals and doctors on alert in major cities.
  在一些大城市，这一生育高潮已经让很多医院和大夫绷紧了弦。
• 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。
• I don't care what anyone says, there have got to be data that back up what I'm seeing: that after Sept.11, there was at least a Brooklyn baby boom.
  别人怎么说我不管，应该有数据证实我目睹的情况：9·11事件之后，至少在布鲁克林出现了生育高峰。
• 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。
• 18 A month ago there were news reports of a post-Sept. 11 baby boom.
  一个月前，有关于9·11事件之后出现生育高峰的新闻报道。