vagaries

英 [ˈveɪɡəriz]

美 [ˈveɪɡəriz]

n.  奇思遐想; 游移不定; 变幻莫测
vagary的复数

COCA.16192

牛津词典

noun

• 奇思遐想；游移不定；变幻莫测
  changes in sb/sth that are difficult to predict or control

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 出乎意料的变化;难以预测的转变
  Vagariesare unexpected and unpredictable changes in a situation or in someone's behaviour which you have no control over.
  1. I take an assortment of clothes on holiday, as a provision against the vagaries of the weather.
     我带了各种衣服去度假，以防天气突变。
  2. ...the perplexing vagaries of politics.
     复杂难解、变幻莫测的政坛风云

双语例句

• The price of doing nothing again would be to condemn Russia to the vagaries of the oil market.
  再次无所作为的代价将会招致俄罗斯石油市场的反复无常。
• The situation reminds us that even the most advanced agricultural systems are subject to the vagaries of the weather, leading to volatility in supplies and prices not just on domestic markets but also internationally.
  当前形势提醒我们，即使是最发达的农业体系也无法摆脱天气无常的影响，这不仅会导致国内市场供给和价格波动，还会波及国际市场。
• Sunday passed with equal doubts, worries, assurances, and heaven knows what vagaries of mind and spirit.
  星期天过去了，这一天充满着同样的疑虑，担忧，自我宽慰，和天知道还有些什么别的异想天开。
• He has a magical skill, and the vagaries of the20 faces, people call him "K-20".
  他有着魔法般的身手和变化莫测的二十张面孔，人们叫他“K-20”。
• The vagaries of collection over 12 hours are so great that shorter collecting periods are preferable.
  收集时间超过12小时发生难以预测的变异会太大，以采用较短的收集时间为好。
• He displayed the liveliest interest in human vagaries, together with the wide view that makes the work a classic.
  他对人类的异想天开显示了浓厚的兴趣，加以涉及的幅度广阔，使他这部历史成了经典著作。
• We did not think it hypocritical to draw over our vagaries the curtain of a decent silence.
  我们对自己的一些荒诞不经的行为遮上一层保持体面的缄默，并不认为这是虚伪。
• Pre-built code is less sensitive to system vagaries and thus more uniform and predictable.
  预构建代码对系统特性不那么敏感，因此更统一且可预测。
• If seasonal vagaries are taken into account, the figures show no significant decline.
  如果将季节考虑在内的话，这些数字没有显示显著的下降。
• These vagaries of U.S.agriculture illustrate its dynamic, unstable nature and confirm the hazards of forecasting its future.
  美国农业的这些预想说明了它的动态的、不稳定的本性，并证明了其未来预测的偶然性。