var‧y S3 W2 AC / veəri $ veri / 动词 ( past tense and past participle varied , present participle varying , third person singular varies )

1 [不及物动词] if several things of the same type vary, they are all different from each other 同义词 differ :

Test scores vary from school to school .

The heights of the plants vary from 8 cm to 20 cm.

vary in

flowers that vary in color and size

Medical treatment varies greatly from state to state.

Cooking times may vary slightly , depending on your oven.

Charges vary according to size.

She has tried different diets with varying degrees of success.

tests of varying levels of difficulty

2 [不及物动词] if something varies, it changes depending on the situation :

Quentin’s mood seems to vary according to the weather.

‘What do you wear when you go out?’ ‘Well, it varies .’

3 [及物动词] to change something to make it different :

My doctor said I should vary my diet more.

COLLOCATIONS

副词

considerably/greatly/widely The amount of food available varies considerably from season to season.

enormously Farm sizes vary enormously within Europe.

significantly The software seems similar, but performance can vary significantly.

slightly The cooking time may vary slightly depending on your oven.

wildly (= a lot ) Prices varied wildly from store to store.

名词

varying degrees She was involved in a number of car accidents of varying degrees of seriousness.

varying levels Children with varying levels of ability can still be taught together.

varying sizes a set of jars of varying sizes

varying amounts Tap water may contain varying amounts of rust, grit and silt.