单词 | vary |
释义 | vary (once / 60 pages) v If you're tired of the same old breakfast of bran flakes and orange juice, vary your routine—put some banana slices on those bran flakes. You can vary the routine by changing the details but keeping the basics the same. Use the verb vary when you're talking about changing up your usual routine. If your schedule changes at work, you might have to vary your sleep habits. A good dye job will vary the tints a little to look more natural. The ambiance at Olive Garden varies from restaurant to restaurant, but the unlimited breadsticks are always delicious. You'll probably recognize the root vari, which shows up in other words with similar meanings, like various, variable, and even variegated. WORD FAMILYvary: co-vary, variable, variant, variate, variation, varied, varies, varying+/invariable: invariability, invariableness, invariables, invariably/invariant: invariance, invariants/unvaried: unvariedly, unvariedness/unvarying: unvaryingly/variability: variabilities/variable: invariable, variability, variableness, variables, variably/variance: variances/variant: invariant, variance, variantly, variants/variate: bivariate, multivariate, variates/variation: covariation, variations/varied: unvaried, variedly, variedness/varying: unvarying, varyingly USAGE EXAMPLESHe found that, with varied groups working on such efforts, “often they’re parallel, often they overlap, sometimes they may conflict.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) State parties began to receive monthly payments of anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000, an amount that varies depending on the year. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s been working for me, to varying degrees. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1v become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season Syn|Hypo alter, change alternate, jump go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions crackleto become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks modulatevary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) avianise, avianizeto modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo movego or proceed from one point to another accommodate, adaptmake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose let out, widenmake (clothes) larger take inmake (clothes) smaller branch out, broaden, diversifyvary in order to spread risk or to expand diversify, radiatespread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate narrow, narrow down, specialise, specializebecome more focus on an area of activity or field of study honeycombmake full of cavities, like a honeycomb breakvary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity stepmove or proceed as if by steps into a new situation scrollmove through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen adjustmake correspondent or conformable gear, pitchset the level or character of fitinsert or adjust several objects or people anglicise, anglicizemake English in appearance shoehornfit for a specific purpose even when not well suited orient, tailoradjust to a specific need or market domesticate, tamemake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tameadapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment Christianizeadapt in the name of Christianity naturalise, naturalizeadopt to another place overspecialise, overspecializebecome overly specialized electrify, wireequip for use with electricity transcriberewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended lapse, pass, sinkpass into a specified state or condition 2v be subject to change in accordance with a variable Prices vary His moods vary depending on the weather Hypo|Hyper co-vary vary in the same time period (of two random variables) driftvary or move from a fixed point or course differ be different 3v make something more diverse and varied Vary the menu Syn|Hypo|Hyper motley, variegate checker, chequer variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns diversify make (more) diverse 4v be at variance with; be out of line with Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper depart, deviate, diverge conform be similar, be in line with aberrate diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration aberratediverge from the expected belie, contradict, negatebe in contradiction with differ be different |
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