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| /vəˈraɪəti/ |
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| 1 | singular a collection or number of people , things, ideas etc that are all different from one another 种种 |
| +of People study yoga for a variety of reasons. 人们出于各种各样的原因而学习瑜伽。 |
| We want to hear the opinions of a variety of people. 我们想听听各种人的看法。 |
| a great/wide variety Students are offered a wide variety of courses in this department. 这个系为学生开设各种各样的课程。 |
| | 1a | U the fact that something consists of different things, usually in a way that makes it interesting or enjoyable 多样化；（通常指）丰富多彩 | | offer/provide variety Cable TV offers much more variety than normal TV. 有线电视提供比普通电视更丰富多彩的节目。 | | add variety Introduce different vegetables to add variety to your child’ s diet. 食用不同的蔬菜以使你孩子的饮食更多样化。 | |
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| 2 | C a type of plant （植物的）品种 |
| Which varieties of tomato grow well here? 哪些品种的西红柿在这里长得好？ |
| | 2a | a type of thing （东西的）种类 | | a huge box of chocolates of the cream-filled variety 一大盒奶油夹心巧克力 | |
| | 2b | a type of person （人的）种类 | | a man of the self-centred, totally insensitive variety 属于以自我为中心、完全麻木不仁那一类的男子 | |
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| 3 | U entertainment consisting of different short performances, for example people singing, dancing , and telling jokes 综艺表演；杂耍表演 |
| His father worked in variety in the music halls. 他父亲在歌舞厅表演杂耍。 |
| a variety show 综艺表演 |
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| - | variety is the spice of life mainly spoken
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| used for saying that different experiences and situations make life enjoyable or interesting |
| 丰富多彩的生活才有乐趣；多样性是生活的调味品 |
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| Words frequently used with variety | | variety 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | astonishing, bewildering, endless, enormous, great, huge, immense, infinite, rich, wide, | 1 | | | |
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