词组 | variety |
释义 | variety ◊ 'a variety of' If there are a variety of things or people, there are several different kinds of them. We have learned to use a variety of cameras. These were not easy aims to achieve, for a variety of reasons. After a variety of you use a plural form of a verb. A variety of treatment methods exist. If you want to emphasize how many different kinds of people or things there are, you can use 'great' or 'wide' in front of variety. A great variety of animals survive there. The college library had a wide variety of books. ◊ used as a count noun You can refer to a type of plant or animal as a variety of that plant or animal. The courgettes were from Spain, as was one variety of lettuce. There are numerous varieties of fish to choose from. After varieties of you can use either the plural or singular form of a noun. The singular form is more formal. Dozens of varieties of roses are carefully cultivated. There are many varieties of water turbine on the market. After variety of you use a singular form. Each variety of tree has its own name. |
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