various

adj.

1. 各种不同的；各种各样的
   several different
   1. Tents come in various shapes and sizes.
      帐篷有各种各样的形状和大小。
   2. She took the job for various reasons.
      她由于种种原因接受了这份工作。
   3. There are various ways of doing this.
      做这一工作的方法有很多。
2. 具有多种特征的；多姿多彩的
   having many different features
   1. a large and various country
      一个多姿多彩的大国

1. ADJ 各种各样的;不同种类的
   If you say that there are various things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned.
   1. His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts...
      他打算把资金分散存到不同的购房互助会的账户上。
   2. The school has received various grants from the education department.
      学校得到了教育部门的多项资助。
2. ADJ 迥异的;千差万别的
   If a number of things are described as various, they are very different from one another.
   1. The methods are many and various.
      方法很多且各不相同。
   2. ...the country's rich and various heritage.
      该国丰富多样的传统

1. He tried the various almanacs, annuals and gazettes which were held in the library.
   他试着在图书馆里找过各种历书、年鉴和报纸。
2. Documentaries offered the chance to authenticate the accuracy of the various details in these models
   纪录片为核实这些模型中各种细节的准确性提供了机会。
3. The banks have long competed with American Express's charge cards and various store cards
   长久以来，这些银行一直在与美国运通公司的信用卡以及各式各样的商场赊购卡竞争。
4. The various systems are coupled together in complex arrays.
   多个系统在复杂的数组中连接起来。
5. She sets up a rigorous intellectual framework to deconstruct various categories of film.
   她构建了一个缜密的智识框架来解构各种类型的电影。
6. Various setbacks and problems delayed production
   各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
7. Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand
   人造玻璃是将各种不同类型的沙子熔合在一起制成的。
8. They hedged in answering various questions about the operation
   他们闪烁其词，不愿回答有关此次行动的各种问题。
9. All sorts of people I found were getting honoraria for various extra duties that they had assigned to them.
   我看到各种各样的人都因为承担他们所指派的各种额外工作而获得酬金。
10. The various groups had now managed to iron out their differences.
    各团体现在已努力消除了彼此间的分歧。
11. There are various mitigating factors.
    有各种可以减轻罪责的因素。
12. It is important for us to meet personally although we have been in touch in various ways.
    尽管我们以多种方式保持联系，见面对我们来说还是非常重要的。
13. We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.
    我们进行了几次预拍摄，摆了各种不同的造型。
14. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.
    已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。
15. Uranium is available in considerable quantity from various areas of the world.
    可世界上许多地区都有相当数量的铀储量。
16. Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities
    将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。
17. There are various ways of shuffling and dealing the cards.
    有各种不同的洗牌和发牌方式。
18. A dozen trees of various sorts were planted
    一共种了12棵不同种类的树。
19. I keep a stock of cassette tapes describing various relaxation techniques
    我收集了一些介绍各种放松技巧的卡带。
20. The visitors were swept past various monuments
    游客们被带着走马观花地参观了各种纪念碑。
21. There are various types of the disease
    该疾病有各种类型。
22. His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts
    他打算把资金分散存到不同的购房互助会的账户上。
23. The school has received various grants from the education department.
    学校得到了教育部门的多项资助。
24. The methods are many and various.
    方法很多且各不相同。
25. They have acquitted themselves of various duties splendidly.
    他们出色地完成了各项任务。
26. Various concrete measures were enumerated in the plan.
    计划中列举了各种具体办法。
27. These data have been collected from various sources.
    这些数据是从各方面搜集来的。
28. One had better see life in its various aspects when young.
    一个人最好在年轻时就能看到生活的各个方面。
29. The friendship between the peoples of the two countries has been strengthened through various means.
    通过各种途径增进两国人民之间的友谊。

  different diverse various【导航词义：不同的】

  different adj. 不同的，不一样的

〔辨析〕强调事物之间的区别，侧重对比，常与介词 from 连用；英国英语口语中也常用 different to, 而美国英语中则用 different than。

  diverse adj. 各种各样的，不同的

〔辨析〕语气较强，强调性质或种类不同，侧重表示区别显著。

  various adj. 各种各样的，各种不同的

〔辨析〕强调种类不同，通常作定语。

adj

1. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
   1. assorted sizes
   2. his disguises are many and various
   3. various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
   4. cited various reasons for his behavior

   Synonym:    assorted

2. distinctly dissimilar or unlike
   1. celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
   2. animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth

   Synonym:    diverse

3. having great diversity or variety
   1. his various achievements are impressive
   2. his vast and versatile erudition

   Synonym:    versatile