variations

英 [ˌveərɪˈeɪʃənz]

美 [ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz]

n.  (数量、水平等的)变化，变更，变异; 变异的东西; 变种; 变体; 变奏; 变奏曲
variation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （同一事物略微的）变化形式
  Avariation onsomething is the same thing presented in a slightly different form.
  1. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare...
     这种稍加变化的可口煎蛋卷做起来又快又容易。
  2. Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are variations on a theme.
     关于惩罚的理论有很多，虽形式略有不同，但其主旨都是一样的。
• N-VAR （等级或数量的）变化，变动，变更
  Avariationis a change or slight difference in a level, amount, or quantity.
  1. The survey found a wide variation in the prices charged for canteen food...
     调查发现食堂饭菜的价格相差很大。
  2. Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of cold ham.
     我的祖父每天都会吃一盘冷火腿，雷打不动。

双语例句

• Scientists have long noted that there are seasonal variations in the number of natural human births.
  科学家很久就注意到在大量的自然出生中有季节性的变化。
• One of the cool things about pasta is that there are so many different choices and variations.
  其中一个冷静的事情，面食，是有这么多不同的选择和变化。
• Several sets of variations, a few independent movements, two concertos, and a concert allegro were published after his death.
  他逝世后出版的有：几部变奏曲，一些独立的乐章，两首协奏曲，和一首协奏曲快板。
• Combining ocean current and heat storage data is key to understanding global climate variations.
  结合洋流和储热的数据是深层理解全球气候变动的关键。
• Five variations on opening a file are demonstrated in the code.
  代码中演示了打开文件时的五种变化。
• Temporal variation of the seismic activity along the active fault is closely related with similar variations in others.
  沿活动断层的地震活动性随时间的变化与其他活动断层的类似变化密切相关。
• There are some variations in the workloads we used when we analyzed system performance.
  在分析系统性能时，我们使用的工作负载中存在一些变化因素。
• During the past decade, a series of abnormal variations occurred in the Arctic ocean.
  在过去的十几年中，北冰洋的海冰和海洋系统发生了前所未有的异常变化；
• The differences in thresholds reflected variations in height and body type from Japanese men and women.
  标准的不同是参考了与日本人身高和体型的差异。
• Temporal variations are generally caused by changes in meteorological conditions such as rainfall, wind and barometric pressure.
  辐射水平在时间上的变化，一般由降雨、风和气压等气象因素所引致。