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

• 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。
• 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。
• A person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically.
  一个在生育高峰之后出生率大副度降低的时候出生的人。
• The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.
  生育高峰造成学校入学人数的暴涨。
• Like many members of my early baby boom generation, my first car was a Volkswagen Beetle.
  我是婴儿潮早期出生的那一代人。像许多同龄人一样，我的第一台车是一台大众甲壳虫（VolkswagenBeetle）。
• 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。
• As the working-age population rises as it did, for instance, after the baby boom asset prices rocket because of increased demand.
  一旦劳动年龄的人口增加正是如此，比如说，在“婴儿出生潮”之后房产的价格飞上了天因为需求旺盛。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。