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单词 vary
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vary
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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 FAMILY
vary: 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 EXAMPLES
He 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
crackle
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
modulate
vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
avianise, avianize
to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
move
go or proceed from one point to another
accommodate, adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
let out, widen
make (clothes) larger
take in
make (clothes) smaller
branch out, broaden, diversify
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
diversify, radiate
spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
honeycomb
make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
break
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
step
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
scroll
move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen
adjust
make correspondent or conformable
gear, pitch
set the level or character of
fit
insert or adjust several objects or people
anglicise, anglicize
make English in appearance
shoehorn
fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
orient, tailor
adjust to a specific need or market
domesticate, tame
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Christianize
adapt in the name of Christianity
naturalise, naturalize
adopt to another place
overspecialise, overspecialize
become overly specialized
electrify, wire
equip for use with electricity
transcribe
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
lapse, pass, sink
pass 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)
drift
vary 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
aberrate
diverge from the expected
belie, contradict, negate
be in contradiction with
differ
be different
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