Shield generators produce the power needed to create and maintain deflector shields, then focus those shields around a given object, be it a ship, building, or even parts of an entire planet.

护盾发生器产生必要的动力来形成并维持偏导护盾，然后集中这些护盾于指定的物体周围——可以是一艘飞船，一座建筑物，甚至是整颗星球的一部分。

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Though the crew might have been able to restore power to the vessel by firing up the generators in the ship's other engine room, Cuty said the ship's engineers made the right call in not doing so.

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