1 [C,U] (a) variation (in sth) a change or difference in the amount or level of sth 差异;差别;出入:
There was a lot of variation in the examination results.考试成绩的差异很大。There may be a slight variation in price from shop to shop.各家商店的价格可能略有差异。
2 [C] a variation (on/of sth) a thing that is slightly different from another thing in the same general group 变异;变奏:
All her films are just variations on a basic theme.她所有的电影都不过是源自一个基本的主题略加变异而已。
variation/͵vɛrIˋeʃən; ˌveəriˈeIʃ$n/n 1 [C,U] a difference between similar things, or a change from the usual amount or form of something [→ vary]〔类似事物的〕差异;〔数量或形式的〕变化﹐变动: +in variations in price from store to store 不同商店之间的价格差异+between/within/among There is considerable variation between different areas. 不同地区之间差异很大。2 [C] something that is done in a slightly different way to normal 变异﹐变化形式: This is the traditional recipe, but of course there are many variations. 这是传统的烹饪方法﹐不过当然还有许多不同的做法。