the Beat Generation
noun [ S ] uk/ˈbiːt dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈbiːt dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/
垮掉的一代（尤值20世纪50年代美国的一群年轻人，他们拒绝墨守陈规，看重个人经历）
(especially in the US in the 1950s) young people who did not follow accepted principles and customs but who thought personal experience was more important