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

• 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。
• As with the previous procedure, this variable also returns the result.
  和前一个过程一样，该过程也返回结果。
• The potassium content of foodstuffs is very variable
  食物中钾的含量差别很大。
• You can extend it by defining a variable name.
  您可以通过定义一个变量名来扩展它。
• 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 motives that attract people to work within a social service are variable.
  吸引人们到社会福利部门工作的动机各不相同。
• Each tag defines that variable's name and data type.
  每一个标记定义了每个变量的名称和数据类型。
• He is a man of variable temper.
  他的脾气反复无常。
• In Linux, conditional variable and POSIX semaphores are of the auto-reset type.
  在Linux中，条件变量和POSIX信号量都是自动重置类型的。
• 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。