variation
noun
uk/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/variationnoun(CHANGE)
B2[CorU]
achangeinamountorlevel:
变化;变动Unemploymentratesamongwhite-collarworkersshow much lessregionalvariation thancorrespondingratesamongblue-collarworkers.白领工作者的失业率与蓝领工人相比,地区性差异要小得多。
Themedicaltestsshowedsome variationinthe baby'sheartrate.医学检验表明婴儿的心率有些不齐。
globaltemperaturevariations over the last 140years过去140年间全球气温的变化
- A mother'searsareattunedtoeventheslightestvariation in her baby'sbreathing.
- There have beenwildvariations in thelevelofspending.
- They arestudyingthe variation incarbonemissions.
- There is a lot of variation betweenregionswhen it comes toaverageincome.
- Theinstrumentsmeasurevariations in the earth'stemperature.
Change and changes
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curveidiom
- blip
- flip-flop
- fluctuation
- gradation
- gyrate
- gyration
- inconstancy
- reversal
- reversion
- revolution
- rhythm
- sea change
- unsteady
- untick
- vicissitudes
- youthquake
variationnoun(DIFFERENCE)
C2[C]
something that isslightlydifferent from theusualformorarrangement:
变种,变体;变化了的东西There arewidevariations in the waypensionershavebenefitedfrom thesystem.养老金领取者从这个体制中受益的情况有很大差别。
Thefilmsshe makes are all variationsonthe sametheme.她拍的电影围绕的都是同一主题。
[C]musicspecialized
one of severalshorttunesthat arebasedon the samesimpletune, but are different from it and from theothers:
变奏曲symphonicvariations交响乐变奏曲
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniform
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- variant
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
- which is whichidiom
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