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单词 vagaries
释义
vagaries
noun[plural]
formal
uk
/ˈveɪ.ɡər.iz/us
/ˈveɪ.ɡɚ.iz/
unexpectedeventsorchangesthat cannot becontrolledand caninfluenceasituation:
变幻无常的事件；不可捉摸的变化
Thesuccessof theeventwill bedeterminedbythevagariesoftheweather.这场活动能否成功将取决于天气的变化。
She had her ownstyleand was notinfluencedbythevagariesoffashion.她有自己的风格，不受潮流变幻的影响。
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(Definition ofvagariesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvagaries

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Mathematics has the image of being the most abstract aspect of natural philosophy - the discipline least likely to be affected by thevagariesof fashion.
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A broader explanation is needed, one that accounts for the evidence system-wide and that goes beyond recourse to thevagariesof oral transmission.
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They would be more sensitive to thevagariesof oppression in the work regime and social discipline of their holdings, and could calibrate appropriate responses.
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Men became treated as if they were citizens of the nation; women, by contrast, remained subject to thevagariesof state-level governance.
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Neither of these explanations is an economic one; rather, they invoke thevagariesof mind and emotion as well as happenstance.
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The case of the missing data : methods of dealing with dropouts and other researchvagaries.
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The prosperity of the place was determined in large part by thevagariesof the river, which proverbially changed course every thirty years or so.
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With increasingvagariesin monsoonal rains and climate, farmers are not achieving even one successful crop in a year.
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If chiefs told many stories, colonial officials alternated between portraying custom as fixed and timeless and lamenting itsvagariesand elusiveness.
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Because of thevagariesof radiocarbon dating, however, the double punch must remain for the moment merely intriguing speculation.
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Over-compliance may also help firms in shielding themselves fromvagariesassociated with changing government regulation and variation in enforcement over time and jurisdictions.
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This implies export subsidies will be retained and, therefore, that an element of expenditure will continue to be subject to thevagariesof exchange rates.
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Each chapter follows a broadly similar sequence examining conceptual problems, definitional issues and thevagariesof data availability.
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These are the socio-economic groupings by which women mutually support and cushion themselves against thevagariesof a crisis-ridden and poor society.
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Posthumous reputations are subject to thevagariesof history.
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