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。