| 释义 |
vary
\ˈverē, ˈva(a)r-, ˈvār-, -ri\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English varien, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French varier, from Latin variare, from varius diverse, various — more at various
transitive verb
1. : to bring about differences in:
a. : to make an especially minor or partial change in : make different in some attribute or characteristic
< this is not a proceeding which may be varied — John Marshall >
b. : to make differences between items in : insure variety in : make unlike in some particular : variegate, diversify
< a program that was varied enough to avoid monotony — Katharine Amend >
< the days were not crowded, but they were enviably varied — Virginia Woolf >
2. : to present under new aspects
< vary the rhythm and harmonic treatment >
intransitive verb
1. : to exhibit or undergo change : break from sameness or uniformity : differ
< a constantly varying terrain — Shipley Thomas >
< chapters of varying worth — F.N.Robinson >
< historical allusions of varying degrees of accuracy — T.D.McCormick >
2. : deviate, depart, swerve
< vary from the law >
< vary from the mean >
3. : to exhibit differing qualities or attributes in alternation or succession with something else
< one mathematical quantity may vary inversely with another >
4. : to exhibit divergence in structural or physiological characters from those typical or usual in the group
Synonyms: see change, differ |