variation
UK [ˌveə.ri'eɪ.ʃən] US [ˌver.i-] noun
CHANGE 转变
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■a change in amount or level 变化；变动•Unemployment rates among white-collar workers show much less regional variation than corresponding rates among blue-collar workers.白领工作者的失业率与蓝领工人相比，地区性差异要小得多。 •The medical tests showed some variation in the baby's heart rate.医学检验显示出婴儿的心率有些不齐。 •global temperature variations over the last 140 years过去140年间全球气温的变化
UK [ˌveə.ri'eɪ.ʃən] US [ˌver.i-] noun
DIFFERENCE 差别
countable
■something that is slightly different from the usual form or arrangement 变种，变体；变化了的东西•There are wide variations in the way pensioners have benefited from the system.养老金领取者从这个体制中受益的情况有很大差别。 •The films she makes are all variations on the same theme.她拍的电影围绕的都是同一主题。 countable specialized
■one of several short tunes which are based on the same simple tune, but are different from it and from the others 变奏曲•symphonic variations交响乐变奏曲 |