词组 | variety |
释义 | variety /vəˈraɪəti/ noun 1. a lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some wayadjectivesa wide/great/large variety Our school has students from a wide variety of backgrounds.a huge/enormous variety Fruit is eaten by a huge variety of animals and birds.an infinite/endless variety (=that seems never to end) There is a seemingly infinite variety of beers to choose from.a rich variety (=of many interesting types) A rich variety of plants grow here.a bewildering variety (=so many that you feel confused) There is a bewildering variety of software available.an amazing variety The market has an amazing variety of fresh fish.sheer variety (=used when emphasizing that there are lots of different types) It is the sheer variety of Italian cuisine that makes it so special.verbsoffer a variety of sth The college offers a variety of courses.contain a variety of sth There is a library containing a variety of books.include a variety of sth Researchers took care to include a variety of women in their study.cover a variety of sth (=deal with a lot of different types of things) The book covers a variety of topics.prepositionsa variety of sth A variety of techniques were used.2. if something has variety, it seems interesting because it contains several different things, and is not always the sameverbsadd/give/bring variety to sth (=make something seem more interesting because it contains different things, not just the same thing) Add variety to your exercise routine by trying new sports.have variety I wanted a job that had more variety.lack variety His films lack variety – they always seem to have the same plot.3. a particular type of thingadjectivesa new variety A new variety of banana has been developed.a rare/unusual variety She is suffering from a very rare variety of the disease.a common variety The most common variety of wild rat is the Norway rat.different varieties They have a huge selection of wines, with over 500 different varieties on offer.nouns + varietya grape/crop/apple etc variety Different grape varieties produce wines of different characters.a language variety (=a type of a language spoken in a particular area) British and American English are different varieties of English.prepositionsa variety of sth The lake has more than 20 varieties of fish. |
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