用作定语
▲～+n.
The variable weather is a great trial to me.这种多变的天气真是让我受不了。
He has a variable temper.他的脾气反复无常。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The speed of the windscreen wipers is variable.汽车挡风玻璃上雨刷的速度是可变的。
Our team's performance this year has been variable.我们队今年成绩很不稳定。
词语辨异
variable, variegated, various 参见various条。
学习参考
variable还可用作名词,作“可变因素”“变数”解。例如:
Have you taken all the variables into account in your calculations?在你的计算中有没有把所有的可变因素都考虑进去?
Speed was a variable in the experiment.在该实验中速度是个变数。
