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vagary

/vəˈɡɛɹi/

Meanings
noun

反复无常，变幻莫测

An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.

Examples :

"The bus schedule is subject to the vagaries of traffic, so it's never truly reliable. "
公交车时刻表受到交通状况反复无常的影响，所以从来就不是真正可靠的。
action tendency event nature quality condition

Related Words

Illustration vagaries

vagaries noun

/ˈveɪɡəriːz/ /vəˈɡɛriːz/

反复无常，变幻莫测

"Outdoor events are always risky due to the vagaries of the weather. "

由于天气的反复无常，户外活动总是充满风险。

Illustration schedule

schedule noun

/ˈskɛ.dʒu.əl/ /ʃɛ.djuːl/ /ˈskɛ.djuːl/

便条，纸条

"The teacher handed out a schedule for the week's activities. "

老师发了一张本周活动的纸条。

Illustration erratic

erratic noun

/ɪˈɹætɪk/

漂砾，冰川漂砾

"The large, out-of-place granite rock in the farmer's field was clearly an erratic, deposited there long ago by a retreating glacier. "

农民田里那块巨大的、与周围环境格格不入的花岗岩，显然是一块冰川漂砾，很久以前由消退的冰川留在那里的。

Illustration reliable

reliable noun

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/

靠谱的人，可靠的人

"the old reliables"

靠谱的老伙计们

Illustration traffic

traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

交通，车流。

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

高峰时段的交通很拥堵。

Illustration impulsive

impulsive noun

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/

冲动因素，推动力.

"The sudden opportunity was the impulsive behind her decision to quit her job and travel the world. "

这个突如其来的机会是她辞掉工作、环游世界的冲动因素。

Illustration illogical

illogical adjective

/ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ /ɪˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

不合逻辑，没有道理

"I received an illogical reply and that left me standing there feeling confused."

我收到一个完全不合逻辑的回复，让我站在那里，感觉一头雾水。

Illustration regretted

regretted verb

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

后悔，遗憾.

"He regretted his words."

他后悔说了那些话。

Illustration subject

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

容易受到...的，易于...的

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

学生们迟到的话， 很容易受到严格的规定约束。

Illustration occurrence

occurrence noun

/əˈkɐɹən(t)s/ /əˈkəːɹən(t)s/ /əˈkɝən(t)s/

发生，事件，事故

"The frequent occurrence of noisy construction near my house has made it hard to concentrate on my studies. "

我家附近频繁发生建筑噪音，这让我很难集中精力学习。

Illustration unpredictable

unpredictable noun

/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ /ˌʌnpɹɪˈdɪktəbəl/

难以预测的事，不可预测的事

"The weather today is an unpredictable. "

今天的天气变化莫测。

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。