(1) vary between...and...意为“由……到……情况不等;在……和……之间变化”。
- Her feelings varied between joy and fear as she watched him fight.
当她看他打斗时,她一会儿开心,一会儿担心。 - The buildings in this city vary between very old and very new.
这个城市的建筑物有的非常古老,有的非常新。
(2) vary from...to...意为“由……到……情况不等”,与vary between...and...意思基本相同,可以换用。
- Opinions in the committee vary from approval to complete opposition.
委员会中意见不一,有支持的,有完全反对的。 - Prices of the TV sets in this shop vary from 2,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan.
这个商店的电视机价格由2000元到8000元不等。
(3) vary in指“在……方面不同”。
- The two chairmen vary in their manner of dealing with a question.
这两个主席在处理同一问题上的方式有所不同。 - The hotels vary in size and comfort.
旅馆在大小和舒适度方面各有不同。
(4) vary in...from...to...指“在……方面由……到……不等”。
- These apples vary in size from small to medium.
这些苹果在大小方面由小的到中等的不等。 - The liquids vary in density from thin to thick.
这些液体在浓度的稀薄方面不同。
(5) range from...to.../between...and...意为“由……到……情况不等;从……到……变化不定”,多数情况下与vary between...and..., vary from...to...可换用。
- The children's ages range/vary from 7 to 12.
孩子们的年龄在7岁到12岁之间。 - A good deed may range from endowing a university to helping an old lady cross the street.
好人好事范围极宽,从向大学捐款,到帮助一位老人穿过马路。 - Temperatures here range from the low 30's to the upper 80's Fahrenheit.(也可用between...and)
这儿的气温从低的华氏30度到高的华氏80度不等。
(6) run from...to...也可表示“由……到……不等”。
- The colors of this flower run/range/vary from pink to blue.
这种花从粉红到蓝色颜色多种多样。 - The music that the group can play runs/ranges from large-scale works to smaller pieces.
这个乐队能演奏的音乐从大型的作品到较小的曲子不等。