關於Vary的意思和用法的提問

A: It means "differ". Maybe in size, maybe in texture anything

A: It means "be different"

For example:
1. Their answers are different.
2. Their answers vary.

1 and 2 mean the same thing :)

A: It means to change something

A: 改变，变化

Amanda likes to vary her outfits for work.
Prices of cherries vary from seasons to seasons

A: Change

A: “Varying” means differing

- “Both the shirts vary in sizes”
- “Varying opinions distracted the meeting”
- “Varying styles can be sold in that store”
- “Varying values can be seen between both of those people”

Does that help?

A: Check the price... YOUR price may vary! (means, it might be different)
These apples have varying degrees of tartness (meaning, they do not taste the same)

A: EXAPMPLES:

Opinions vary from person to person.

The prices of certain foods vary from week to week.

In class, the teacher varied the questions

A grocer must vary his products.

Symptoms vary from disease to disease.

Tastes in music vary from person to person.

The temperature in different places can vary greatly at the same time of year.

Social customs vary from country to country.

These answers can vary more.

It is important that anyone varies himself about the art.

If you vary the your answers you will get a low mark in the exam.

A: The temperature varies depending on the season.
The size, height and shape of a person can vary depending on their genetics.
Happiness varies from person to person.

A: "This car gets 20 miles to the gallon. Your numbers may vary."
"Do this exactly as I told you. Do not vary in any way."
"I am tired of this food. I need to vary my diet."
"Prices of these cameras vary, depending on features."

A: TO VARY: to show differences
The results vary depending on the methods used. (+ The results are/can be different if different methods are used).

TO ALTER: to make a change, mo make something look different
The government altered the unemployment statistcs
I think the results have been altered.

TO CHANGE: similar to alter, but there are situations where CHANGE and ALTER are different.
I changed my clothes (I took off the clothes I was wearing and put on new ones).
I altered my clothes (I shortened my pants with a hem, for example)
I changed providers (I signed up with a new one) - here you cannot use ALTER

TO SHIFT: either to move something (maybe heavy), or a change by a (slow) process
The box was so heavy I couldn't even shift it
The concept of beauty is always shifting

A: I think "change" usually only means one time: first it is one thing, then it is another. That is a "change," or "it changed."

On the other hand, "vary" is continual, and over a long period of time: "it varies" if it is first one thing, then the other, then another - it changes often, and keeps changing. So "vary" implies a lot of "changes."

A: The temperature can vary (be different by) between twenty to thirty degrees depending on the season. // The temperature can fluctuate (move) between twenty and thirty degrees depending on the season.

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A: There's almost no difference. Both are quite formal so it's the speaker's choice as to which they want to use. The only difference I can think of would be;

"He differs." Vs "He varies."

The first means "He disagrees."/ "He has a different opinion."

And the second "He isn't consistent." / "He's inconsistent habitually."

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A: very

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A: They are both pronounced the same

A: They are the same :)

A: They are very similar, but ‘ve’ in ‘very’ is shorter than the ‘va’ in ‘vary’

Recording:
Very x2, Vary x2, Very, Vary

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