variety /vəˈrajəti/ noun
plural varieties
plural varieties
Learner's definition of VARIETY
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[singular] : a number or collection of different things or people(人或物的)各式各样 —
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The talks covered a wide/great variety of topics. [=the talks covered many different topics]会谈涵盖了各种不同的主题。
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The company sells a variety of gardening products.这家公司出售各类园艺产品。
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They broke up for a variety of reasons.出于种种原因,他们分手了。
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The conference attracts a wide variety of people.这次大会吸引了各方人士。
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He has a variety of health problems.他有诸多健康问题。
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[noncount] : the quality or state of having or including many different things多样性;多变性;变化 -
I was surprised by the variety of the choices that were available.有如此之多的选择,我感到很惊讶。
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Our diet lacks variety.我们的饮食缺乏多样性。
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My life needs more variety.我的生活需要多一些变化。
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You know what they say: variety is the spice of life. [=life is more interesting and enjoyable when you do different things]你知道他们说的是:变化是生活的调味品。
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[count] : a particular kind of person or thing(人或事物的)类型,种类 -
The museum has aircraft of every variety. [=kind, sort]这家博物馆藏有各种类型的飞机。
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people of all varieties各种类型的人
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different varieties of oranges不同品种的橙子
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exotic varieties of snakes来自异国的各种蛇的类型
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[noncount] : a type of entertainment that has many short performances (such as dances, skits, and songs) which follow one another and that are not related综艺节目(歌舞、滑稽短剧等娱乐节目或演出) —
usually used before another noun通常用于另一名词前