variable

adj.

1. 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。
2. 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

1. 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。

1. ADJ-GRADED 多变的;易变的;反复无常的
   Something that is variable changes 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
2. N-COUNT （质量、数量、规模等）可变因素
   A variable is 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。
3. N-COUNT 变量;变项;变元
   A variable is 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。

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. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. He is of a variable mood; he never finishes what he starts.
   他这个人朝三暮四，做起事来总是虎头蛇尾。
8. The speed of the windscreen wipers is variable.
   汽车挡风玻璃上雨刷的速度是可变的。
9. He is a man of variable temper.
   他的脾气反复无常。
10. These ions pass through a slit of variable aperture and then enter the magnetic field analyzer.
    这些离子通过可变宽度的狭缝进入磁场分析器。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. A global variable is a representation of a changeable value which can be accessed and modified using SQL statements.
    全局变量表示一个可以使用SQL语句访问和修改的可变值。
14. NAME Keyword identifying input and output variable names as specified in the service definition.
    NAME在服务定义中指定的标识输入和输出变量名的关键字。
15. This is variable assignment in Clojure.
    这是Clojure内的变量赋值。
16. This introduces a new variable called c.
    这个宏引入了一个名为c的新变量。
17. This variable is also available in the csh shell.
    （这个变量在cshshell中也可用）。
18. But, with use variables, the closure essentially remembers the context of the variable.
    但是，通过使用变量，closure基本上记住了变量的上下文。
19. Each input parameter should have the variable name and its value.
    各输入参数应该有自己的变量名和值。
20. I add an argument for the event as a public variable of type TimeEntry.
    我为这个事件添加了一个类型为公共变量的参数TimeEntry。
21. For example, variable data for use by compensation and recovery or data related to the activities.
    例如，补偿和恢复使用的变量数据或与活动相关的数据。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. A new local variable of the same type as the method's return value is created for you.
    系统将为您创建与该方法的返回值类型相同的新局部变量。
25. 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。
26. In this example, minumum and maximum values determine the value range of the business variable of datatype Integer.
    在本例中，最大和最小值决定了数据类型为Integer的业务变量的值范围。
27. 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。
28. This section lists the variable data for each message or element instance in a table.
    本部分在一个表中列出了每条消息或元素实例的变量数据。
29. In this code, you define a boolean variable rollover and attach event listeners for ROLL_OVER and ROLL_OUT.
    在这段代码中，您定义了一个布尔变量rollover并为ROLLOVER和ROLLOUT添加事件监听器。

  changeable variable【导航词义：可变的，易变的】

  changeable adj. 易变的；常变化的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指很有可能变化的或经常变化的。

  variable adj. 易变的，多变的

〔辨析〕指气候、人的情绪、事物的品质等经常会变化的。

noun

1. a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

   Synonym:    variable quantity

2. a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

3. something that is likely to vary
   1. the weather is one variable to be considered

4. a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Synonym:    variable star

adj

1. (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

2. liable to or capable of change
   1. rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable
   2. variable winds
   3. variable expenses

3. marked by diversity or difference
   1. the varying angles of roof slope
   2. nature is infinitely variable

   Synonym:    varying