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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gen1 /dʒen/ noun [uncountable]  1British English informalINFORMATION information 信息,情报gen on She has all the gen on cheap flights. 她对各种廉价航班信息了如指掌。
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genAnyway, that was all background gen.
gen2 verb (genned, genning)  1gen up phrasal verb British English informal FIND OUTto learn a lot of information about something for a particular purpose 了解〔某事物的详情〕 on Gen up on the company’s product before the interview. 面试前全面了解一下该公司的产品。→ See Verb table
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genAnyway, as everything's now finalised, I can gen you up properly.
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nGen. (also Gen British English)1PMAthe written abbreviation of General / General 的书面缩写 ,将军 Gen. Philippe Morillon 菲利普·莫里永将军
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gen
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gen1 /dʒen/ noun [uncountable]
British English informal information
    gen on
    She has all the gen on cheap flights.

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gen2 verb (past tense and past participle genned, present participle genning)
     
gen up phrasal verb British English informal
  to learn a lot of information about something for a particular purpose
    gen up on
    Gen up on the company’s product before the interview.


Gen
Gen. (also Gen British English)
the written abbreviation of General:
    Gen. Philippe Morillon


genBrE /dʒen/ 🔊NAmE /dʒen/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ~ (on sth) (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) information 消息;情报;资料
genBrE /dʒen/ 🔊NAmE /dʒen/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they gen BrE /dʒen/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒen/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gens BrE /dʒenz/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒenz/ 🔊past simple genned BrE /dʒend/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒend/ 🔊past participle genned BrE /dʒend/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒend/ 🔊 -ing form genning BrE /ˈdʒenɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒenɪŋ/ 🔊 ˌgen ˈup (on sth)ˌgen sb/yourself ˈup (on sth)(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to find out or give sb information about sth 了解情况;知道详情;向(某人)提供情报