(1)变换(化)，不单调 (quality or condition of being various or varied)[U]：offer/show/lack～提供/体现/缺乏变换;demand/need/request more～for one's food (in one's diet) 要求/需要/请求更多的饭菜花样(饮食上有更多的变化);demand more～within the lesson hour 要求课堂一小时的教学更加丰富多彩;be for/like/want～赞同不千篇一律/喜欢变化/想要变化;do something else for the sake of～为了不单调做点别的事情;a life/job full of change and～充满变化和色彩丰富的生活/工作;His job at school has plenty/a great deal of～. 他在学校的工作经常有变动。V～is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味品。I was struck by the～of his conversation. 他说话随机应变给我留下了深刻印象。～meat (AmE) 经过加工的肉制食品;～store (AmE) 杂货铺;〖同〗change，difference， variation;〖反〗sameness;similarity，likeness;

(2)各种各样，种种(mixed collection or range)[C，sing][N (of)]：leave/arrive late for a～of reasons 由于种种原因离开/迟到;The shop has a great/wide/large～of toys (fruits). 这家商店有各种各样的玩具(水果)。There was a considerable～of opinions/objects/patterns. 有各种各样的见解/物品/图案。He turned over a～of silks. 他转手经销多种丝绸服装。 He purchased a～of items. 他购买多种物品。He offered a～of excuses. 他提出各种借口。The report embraces a great～of subjects. 这个报告包括多种多样的议题。She went through an amazing～of different moods. 她喜怒无常，令人惊异。〖同〗mixture，collection;

(3)(品)种(类)(kind or sort) [C][N(of)]： There are now several～ies of red roses/spaniel/deer/mosquito/lettuce. 现在有好几种红玫瑰/垂耳狗/鹿/蚊子/莴苣。There were more than 13，000 identifiable～ies. 可辨别的种类就多达1.3万种。The writer seemed to have created a new～of humour. 作者似乎创造了一种新型幽默。Most～ies of steel contain elements such as carbon， silicon and phosphorus. 各种钢材大都包含碳、硅和磷等元素。The orchard grows several well-known～ies of apples. 果园里种植着几个有名的苹果品种。〖同〗kind，type，sort，classification;class，brand，group;

(4)联合表演(entertainment)[U](BrE)(=AmE vaudeville)： a～show/theatre/actor 杂耍表演/剧场/艺人;

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