variable

英 [ˈveəriəbl]

美 [ˈveriəbl]

adj.  多变的; 易变的; 变化无常的; 可更改的; 可变的
n.  可变情况; 变量; 可变因素

复数：variables　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2367 / COCA.1862

同义词辨析

changeablevariable【导航词义：可变的，易变的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 多变的；易变的；变化无常的
  often changing; likely to change
  1. variable temperatures
     变化不定的气温
  2. The acting is of variable quality (= some of it is good and some of it is bad) .
     表演时好时坏。
• 可更改的；可变的
  able to be changed
  1. The drill has variable speed control.
     这钻机有变速控制。
  2. variable lighting
     亮度可调的照明设备

noun

• 可变情况；变量；可变因素
  a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be varied
  1. With so many variables, it is difficult to calculate the cost.
     有这么多的可变因素，很难计算出成本。
  2. The temperature remained constant while pressure was a variable in the experiment.
     做这实验时温度保持不变，但压力可变。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 多变的;易变的;反复无常的
  Something that isvariablechanges quite often, and there usually seems to be no fixed pattern to these changes.
  1. The potassium content of foodstuffs is very variable...
     食物中钾的含量差别很大。
  2. There was a bit of a wind and it was blowing onshore, variable, but quite strong.
     有一阵风朝岸上吹来，风向变化不定，但风力很强。
  3. ...a variable rate of interest.
     时高时低的利率
• N-COUNT （质量、数量、规模等）可变因素
  Avariableis a factor that can change in quality, quantity, or size, which you have to take into account in a situation.
  1. Decisions could be made on the basis of price, delivery dates, after-sales service or any other variable...
     购买决定可能会基于价格、送货日期、售后服务以及其他可变因素。
  2. Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate.
     对该产业进行预测时还要考虑天气和宏观经济环境等其他不确定因素。
• N-COUNT 变量;变项;变元
  Avariableis a quantity that can have any one of a set of values.
  1. It is conventional to place the independent variable on the right-hand side of an equation.
     普遍做法是把自变量放在等式的右边。

英英释义

noun

• a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
  Synonym:variable quantity
• a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity
• something that is likely to vary
  1. the weather is one variable to be considered
• a star that varies noticeably in brightness
  Synonym:variable star

adj

• (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
  1. a variable capacitor
  2. variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights
• liable to or capable of change
  1. rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable
  2. variable winds
  3. variable expenses
• marked by diversity or difference
  1. the varying angles of roof slope
  2. nature is infinitely variable
  Synonym:varying

双语例句

• The potassium content of foodstuffs is very variable
  食物中钾的含量差别很大。
• A global variable is a representation of a changeable value which can be accessed and modified using SQL statements.
  全局变量表示一个可以使用SQL语句访问和修改的可变值。
• This manipulation and variable support makes many aspects of programming with a shell script significantly easier.
  这种操作和变量支持使得Shell脚本的许多编程方面变得更加容易了。
• The speed of the windscreen wipers is variable.
  汽车挡风玻璃上雨刷的速度是可变的。
• OPTCOMPIND is an environment variable or a parameter in the Informix configuration file.
  OPTCOMPIND是一个环境变量，或者是Informix配置文件中的一个参数。
• This variable is also available in the csh shell.
  （这个变量在cshshell中也可用）。
• A new local variable of the same type as the method's return value is created for you.
  系统将为您创建与该方法的返回值类型相同的新局部变量。
• This introduces a new variable called c.
  这个宏引入了一个名为c的新变量。
• But, with use variables, the closure essentially remembers the context of the variable.
  但是，通过使用变量，closure基本上记住了变量的上下文。
• Other variables in making forecasts for the industry include the weather and the general economic climate.
  对该产业进行预测时还要考虑天气和宏观经济环境等其他不确定因素。