represents a college or high school, especially in sports competitions (尤指体育比赛中大中学校的）代表 P又，校队 2 (阶f, o/d wse or /〇(/£ or SA/r£) university 大 鲁：She’s stiH at varsity.:她还在上大学a ■ adj. [only before noun] (BrE, informal) used when describing activities connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, especially sports competitions (常用，于牛津和剑桥两大.学的体;f比赛）方学的：t/ie Varsi’fy match木字体育比赛

vary tHr /'veari; NAmE Weri; 'vaeri/         (vary-ing, var­

ied, varied)

1 [V] ~ (in sth) (of a group of similar things —祖类似的 to be different from each other in size, shape, etc. (大小、形状等）相异，.不同，有别SDGIdiffer: 77ie students’ work varies considerably in qualify•学生作业.的 质暈甚；是参羞木.齐。.◊ The quality 〇/ the students’ wort varies considerably.学生作並的质量甚是参差:不齐◊ New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.引进新技术的成功程度不尽相同。2 [V]〜(with sth).丨' 〜（from sth to sth) | 〜（between A and B) to change or be different according to the situation 根 据情况）变化，变更，改变:The menu varies with the season.菜随季令麻变备。■ ◊ l^n’ces vary accordi’ng to the type 〇/room you require.价格随所要求的户型而有所 变化。◊ CZass nu/nbers vary’between 25 and 30.班级的 数目从 25 到■ 30 不等。‘What time cio you start work?’ ‘Jtvarfes/ “你几点钟开始工作？ ”“没准儿。” 3[VN] to make changes to sth to make it slightly different $ 更；（略做 > 改变：The job enables me to vary the hours J work, jii项工作使我能够调整工作时间。一see also VARIED

vas-cu*lar /'vaeskj0l0(r)/ adj. [usually before noun] (tech­nical 7|tif) of or containing veins (= the tubes that carry liquids around the bodies of animals and plants)

血管的；脉管的；维管的

vas deferens /,vaes 'defarenz/ noun (p/. vasa def-er-en- tia /.veisa defa'renjia/)          解）the tube through

which sperm pass from the testis on their way out of the body输精管

vdse /va:z; NAmE veis; veiz/ noun a container made of glass, etc” used for holding cut flowers or as a decora­tive object 花瓶； 装饰瓶 ： a vase o/_/Iowers—瓶花 vas-ec-tomy /ve'sektami/ /7〇t//? {pi. -ies) {medical M.) a medical operation to remove part of each of the tubes in a man’s body that carry sperm, after which he is not able to make a woman pregnant 命精管切餘术' Vas-el-ine™ /'vassaliin/ noun [U] a thick soft clear substance that is used on skin to heal or protect it, or as a lubricant to stop surfaces from sticking together A 士林

vaso-con-stric-tion /.veizaukan'strikjn; NAmE -zou-/ /iow/7 [U] (fc/o/ogy 生.or ./r7ef//a?/ 医),a process in which blood vessels become narrower, which tends to increase blood pressure 血賛收缩.(' 血琢增高）■ va.so-fU.I.ation 人veizaudai’leijn; /SMmf -zouj nown [U] {biology 4 or medical a process in which blood vessels become wider, which tends to reduce blood PRESSURE血管舒张（血压降低） vas-sal /'vaesl/ noun 1 a man in the Middle Ages who promised to fight for and be loyal to a king or other powerful owner of land, in return for being given land to live on封臣，家臣（中世纪为国‘王豉其他权贵效忠的 受封者）2 a country that depends on and is controlled by another country 叙庸国；麁国 vast 〇*w /va:st; NAmE vaest/ adj. extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.辽:阔的；，巨 大的；庞大的；大量的033 huge : a vast area of /orest莽莽苍苍的森林◊ a vast crowd —大群人◊ a vast amount of information    ,1> 0 At dusk bats appear

in vast numbers.蝙蝠于傍晚时分大批出现。◊ ffis busi­ness empire was: vast. 他尚士 业规模 庞大。.◊ Jn the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.

多数情况下，这应该不成问题。►vastnessm>y/i[U，C】： t/ie vastness o/space太空的.浩瀚无艰 vast-ly /_va:stli; AMmf _vaestli/ flc/v. very much ■非常； 很：I’m a vastly di^erent person now.我现在已判若h人 ..了 0 ◊ The quaZity 〇/ the training has vastZy improved 训练的质量已经大幅度提高。

2233            V-chip

VAT /,vi: ei 'tu; vaet/ noun [U] (6r£) a tax that is added to the price of goods and services (abbreviation for Value added tax’).增值税♦全写/为 value added ):“ Prices fndude VAT.价格中含增值税。◊ £27.50 + VAT * 27:50 英镑加增值税

vat /vaet/ noun a large container for holding liquids, especially in industrial processes (尤指工业■用’)、大桶， 大盆，瓮，缸，罐：disriHfng vats蒸馏罐◊ a vat 〇/ w/iis办一大桶威士忌

Vati'Can /'vaetiken/ noun the Vatican 1 [sing.] the group of buildings in Rome where the Pope lives and works梵蒂冈（罗马教皇居住和办公的地方） 2 [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the centre of government of the Roman Catholic Church梵蒂冈（罗马天主教教廷卜

vaude-ville /'voidavil/ noun [u] 1 {NAmB) ~ variety(4)

2 = MUSIC HALL(l)

'vaudeville theater noun {NAm£) = music hall(2)

vault /voilt/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a room with thick walls and a strong door， especially in a bank, used for keeping valuable things safe ('尤指银行的 > 金库，保险瘫2 a room under a church or in a cemetery, used for burying people ( |5c 堂的）地下墓室;M坟地的）墓穴3 a roof or ceiling in the form of an arch or a series of Arches 拱■顶 V ■穹隆 4 a jump made by vaulting 撑物跳高；撑杆▲ — see also POLE VAULT

■ verb ~ (over) sth to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you

(用手支撑或撑杆）跳跃，腾跃：[V] Shevcm〖tedove/*t/ie gate and ran up the path•她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小 路跑去。...◊ [VN] to vauk a/enee 跃过篱色墙,一see also POLE VAULT

vaulted拱形的

vault-ed /'voiltid/ adj. (architecture made in the shape of an arch or a series of arches; having a ceiling or roof of this shape 拱形的；有拱顶的：a vaulted ceiling/ ceHar^拱形天花板/地窖

vault-ing /'voiltig/ noun [U] {architecture a pattern of arches in a celling or roof (禾花板或屋顶的）拱形结构 'vaulting horse (also horse) noun a large object with legs, and sometimes handles, that gymnasts use to vault over (体操器械）跳马

vaunt-ed /'vDintid/ adj. [usually before noun] iformaf) proudly talked about or praised as being very good, especially when this is not deserved 被吹嘘的；被夸耀 的：77ieir muc/i vaunted re/orms did not materialize. 他们大肆吹嘘的改革并没有实现。 va-va-voom /,va: va: 'vuim; ,vae vae/ noun [U] {informal) the quality of being exciting or sexually attractive 4" A ..兴奋的特ii;性感.First used in the 1950s in the US to represent the sound of a car engine running. * 2〇世纪5〇年，代％美国首次俾用，表示h车发动机运转 的声音。

YC /,vi: 'si:/ nqun [sing.] a medal for special courage that is given to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces (abbreviation for ‘Victoria Cross’）维多利 無十字勋章（全磅为Victoria Cross,授予英国和英联邦军 队中特别英勇的官采）：报was awarded t/ie VC他荣获 雒爹利亚十字勋章。◊ CoZ James      VC维多利亚十字

勋章获得者詹姆斯•布伦)诗上校 'V-chip noun a computer chip in a television receiver that can be programmed to block material that