vary
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈveə.ri/us/ˈver.i/varyverb[I or T](BE DIFFERENT)
B2
If things of the sametypevary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, youcausethem to be different from each other:
(使)不同;(使)呈现差异Salaryscalesvarybetweenstates/fromstatetostate/accordingtostate/witheachstate.工资高低各州/州与州/不同的州/每个州都不同。
Thesamplesvariedinqualitybut weregenerallyacceptable.这些样品质量有差异,但是大体上可以接受。
We havetriedseveral differentapproaches, with varyingdegreesofsuccess.我们尝试过不同的方法,成功率也不同。
- Estimates of theamountofmoneyneededtodecontaminatetheheavilypollutedchemicalinstallationsvary.
- Applicationformsvarygreatlyinlayoutandlength.
- Thecheesesvary inpungency.
- Prices varywidelyfromshoptoshop.
- Stoppingdistancesforcarsvary with thespeedthey aretravellingat.
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- commute
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- sanitization
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway
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Being and appearing different
varyverb[I or T](CHANGE)
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tochangeorcausesomething tochangeinamountorlevel,especiallyfrom oneoccasionto another:
改变;更改Mytasteinclassicalmusicvariesgreatly/widely, but I usuallypreferMozart or Brahms.我对各种古典音乐的喜好程度很不相同,但我通常比较喜欢莫扎特或勃拉姆斯的音乐。
Somepeoplegive aregularmonthlydonationwhileothersvary theamountthey give.有些人每月捐赠固定数目的钱款,而有些人每月捐赠的数额多少不一。
to make different
- changeShe'll always be like that - you can't change her.
- alterWe've had to alter our plans.
- varyTry to vary the children's diet a little.
- convertWe're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
- turn intoThere are plans to turn his latest book into a film.
- transformThe riverside area has been transformed into a shopping and sports complex.
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- commute
- drip
- modulate
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- pivot
- rewrite
- sanitization
- shakesomeoneout ofsomething
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steepness
- sway