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  • Conjugation : past  varied ; ing  varying
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vary ['vεərɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [+routine] [ diet] (make changes to) 更改
  2. 2. vi. [amount] [ sizes] [ colours+] (be different) 有差异
    to vary with
    [+weather,season,age etc] 随…而变化

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vary [ˈveərɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [Music] 变奏
  2. 2. vi. 变化改变不同
  3. 3. vt. 偏离,与……不同
  4. 4. vi. 相应发生变化
    His moods vary depending on the weather.
    他的情绪天气变化影响
    Prices vary.
    价格波动很大。
  5. 5. vt. 使多样化,使有变化

Collins English-English Dictionary

vary ['vεərɪ]
  1. 1. vb to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
  2. 2. vb to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to give variety to
  4. 4. vi. [intr; foll by from] to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
  5. 5. vi. [intr] to change in accordance with another variable
    her mood varies with the weather
    pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
  6. 6. vt. [tr] [music] to modify (a theme) by the use of variation
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin variare, from varius various

Examples

to vary one's reading
泛读各种不同读物
Boiling points vary according to the barometric or atmospheric pressure.
沸点会随大气压力发生变化。
Laws regarding capital punishment vary from country to country.
不同国家有关死刑的法律规定不尽相同。
to vary with
[+weather,season,age etc] 随…而变化
Till may vary from clays to mixtures of clay, sand, gravel and boulders.
冰碛物包括泥土或者泥沙、砂砾和大石头的混合物。

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