单词	variant
释义	variantvar‧i‧ant /ˈveəriənt $ ˈver-/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The English and Americans often spell words differently, but both variants are acceptable. The name Lloyd and its variant Floyd are Celtic in origin. There is evidence that a new variant of the disease has recently been found in Britain. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A study of these emendations reveals countless examples of the replacement of one stylistic variant by another. In Chapter 6 the variant known as the arbitrage pricing model will be presented. The exercises and role play make useful and interesting variants on the usual task-based instruction. The pattern displayed here incorporates variation, but notice that the distribution of variants is rule-governed. There are two variants of this. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen something is of the same type, but not the same one► another one more of the same kind of thing or person: · Louise has a house in New York, and another in Florida.· The blue suitcase is broken. Have we got another I could use?· creatures from another planetanother one: · I decided I didn't like the dress after all, so I changed it for another one. ► other different ones from the ones that you already have, or that you have already mentioned: · I'm afraid we don't have these jeans in any other sizes.· Of course, my train was late, but the others seemed to be on time.· Maria's blond, but all my other children have dark hair. ► different use this about several people or things of the same general type, when you are comparing them with each other and noticing the differences between them: · Let's compare the prices of five different detergents.· a drug that affects different people in different ways ► new use this about something or someone that replaces the one that was there before: · Have you met Keith's new girlfriend?· She's really enjoying her new job. ► else use this after a noun to talk about another thing, place, or person instead of this one: · Go and play somewhere else. I'm trying to work.· Andrea's obsessed with money -- she never thinks about anything else.· Jamie's special. There's really no one else like him. ► alternative also alternate American an alternative plan, arrangement, or system can be used instead of the usual or main one: · For vegetarian guests there is an alternative menu.· The bridge is closed so we advise you to use an alternate route.· Do you have any alternative suggestions to make? ► variation something that is done in a way that is different from the way it is usually done: variation on: · This recipe makes an interesting variation on the traditional Christmas cake.a variation on the theme of something: · The new movie is a variation on the theme of the original 'Blue Lagoon'.variation in: · There are at least ten styles of Apple Mac computers, and countless variations in those models. ► variant something that is slightly different from the usual form of something or has developed from it: · The English and Americans often spell words differently, but both variants are acceptable.· The name Lloyd and its variant Floyd are Celtic in origin.variant of: · There is evidence that a new variant of the disease has recently been found in Britain. WORD SETS► Grammar abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different · Configuration Control Configuration problems often arise from the need to issue software in several different variants.· E.g.: A specific phoneme may have several different variants depending on the phonetic environment in which it occurs.· So the different variants of D2 are inherited. ► new · Experts say that new variants of the love bug could appear in the next few weeks.· They represent the newest variant in popular Catholic folk religion.· All new variants are at first rare and most disappear, purely by accident, before selection notices them.· Casting an aura of health around the reduced sugar sector has been key in the creation of new brands and variants.· The Collar-Jahn method, along with several new variants, is presented.· For the animal-watcher the fascination is in finding new variants of these themes. ► other · So did the idea of perfect circles or spheres though Ptolemy added other variants. VERB► use · However, each social group in Bradford uses the zero variant more than the corresponding group in Norwich.· Mackenzie's technique uses a variant of Michael Barnsley's iterated function system, called a fractal interpolation function.· They use a variant of it, a sort of teeth-gnashing, when they see a bird through a window. Word family WORD FAMILYnounvariablevariancevariantvarietyvariabilityvariationadjectivevariable ≠ invariablevariedvariousadverbvariably ≠ invariablyvariouslyverbvary 1something that is slightly different from the usual form of somethingvariant of/on This game is a variant of netball. a variant on the typical Hollywood hero2technical a slightly different form of a word or phrase:  spelling variants in British and American English—variant adjective:  a variant form of the word
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