| 单词 | stable |
| 释义 | stable (once / 127 pages) 1adj 2nv When something is stable, it's fixed and steady. If you needed advice, you'd probably go to your most stable friend, the one least likely to act crazy or be easily upset. Whether you're talking about an object or a person, the adjective stable implies reliability and strength. You can describe a government as stable, or a relationship, or a desk. A completely different meaning of stable is the noun "building used for housing horses or other animals." Both senses of the word come from the Latin stabilis, "firm or steadfast." WORD FAMILYstable: stabilise, stability, stabilize, stabled, stableness, stabler, stables, stabling, stably, unstable+/destabilise: destabilised/destabilize: destabilization, destabilized, destabilizes, destabilizing/instability: instabilities/stabilisation: destabilisation/stabilise: destabilise, stabilisation, stabilised, stabiliser, stabilising/stability: instability, stabilities/stabilization: stabilizations/stabilize: destabilize, stabilization, stabilized, stabilizer, stabilizes, stabilizing/stabilizer: stabilizers/stabling: stablings/unstable: unstableness, unstably USAGE EXAMPLESA path determined by these resolutions may lead to unexpected places, maybe not to a sty, but perhaps to a stable and a star. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) There were five other people exposed to the gas who were in stable condition at an Amarillo hospital, the newspaper said citing fire officials. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) The Phoenix Fire Department says the girl is in stable condition after suffering burns to her hands, feet and other parts of her body. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj resistant to change of position or condition a stable ladder a stable peace a stable relationship stable prices Syn|Ant constant steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection lasting, permanentcontinuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place firm, steady, unfluctuatingnot liable to fluctuate or especially to fall lastinglasting a long time without change stabile(chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change stabilised, stabilizedmade stable or firm steadynot subject to change or variation especially in behavior unstable lacking stability or fixity or firmness inconstantlikely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable impermanent, temporarynot permanent; not lasting coseismal, coseismicbeing where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously crank, cranky, tender, tippy(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail explosive, volatileliable to lead to sudden change or violence rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonkyinclined to shake as from weakness or defect rockyliable to rock seismal, seismicsubject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration top-heavyunstable by being overloaded at the top tottering(of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse volcanicexplosively unstable unsteadysubject to change or variation 2adj showing little if any change Syn static, unchanging unchangeable not changeable or subject to change 3adj maintaining equilibrium Syn balanced being in a state of proper equilibrium 4adj firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation the economy is stable Syn sound financially secure and safe 5adj not taking part readily in chemical change 2Syn unreactive (chemistry) not reacting chemically 1n a farm building for housing horses or other livestock Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper horse barn, stalls Augean stables (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them livery stable stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire farm building a building on a farm 2v shelter in a stable stable horses Hyper shelter provide shelter for |
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