[ADJ 形容词]各种各样的;不同种类的 If you say that there are various things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned.
[usu ADJ n]
His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts...
他打算把资金分散存到不同的购房互助会的账户上。
The school has received various grants from the education department.
学校得到了教育部门的多项资助。
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[ADJ 形容词]迥异的;千差万别的 If a number of things are described as various, they are very different from one another.
The methods are many and various.
方法很多且各不相同。
...the country's rich and various heritage.
该国丰富多样的传统
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vari·ous★/ˈveəriəs; NAmEˈveriəs;ˈværiəs/adjective1★several different 各种不同的;各种各样的SYN
diverse
◆Tents come in various shapes and sizes.帐篷有各种各样的形状和大小。◆She took the job for various reasons.她由于种种原因接受了这份工作。◆There are various ways of doing this.做这一工作的方法有很多。2( formal) having many different features 具有多种特征的;多姿多彩的SYN
diverse
◆a large and various country一个多姿多彩的大国vari·ous/ˈveəriəs; NAmEˈveriəs;ˈværiəs/
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variousvar‧i‧ous /ˈveəriəs $ ˈver-/ ●●●S1W1 adjective [usually before noun]
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1if there are various things, there are several different types of that thing: The jacket is available in various colours. There are various ways to answer your question. He decided to leave school for various reasons.2many and various British English, various and sundry American English many different types of something: The reasons why teenage girls get pregnant are many and various.
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