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单词 stable
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stable1 /stāˈb(ə)l/

adjective
  1. Standing firm
  2. Firmly established
  3. Durable
  4. Firm in purpose or character
  5. Constant
  6. Not ready to change
  7. Not radioactive
ORIGIN: Fr, from L stabilis, from stāre to stand

stāˈbilate noun (biology)

A population, usu of a micro-organism, preserved in a viable condition on a unique occasion, eg by freezing

stāˈbile /-bīl or -bil/ adjective

  1. Stable (rare)
  2. Not moving
  3. Not fluctuating
  4. Not decomposing readily, eg under moderate heat
noun

An abstract art construction of metal, wire, wood, differing from a mobile in having no movement

stability /stə-bilˈi-ti/ noun

  1. The state of being stable
  2. Steadiness
  3. Fixity
  4. The power of recovering equilibrium
  5. The fixing by vow of a monk or nun to one convent for life

stabilization or stabilisation /stab-, stāb-i-lī-zāˈshən, or -li-/ noun

staˈbilizātor or staˈbilisātor noun

stabilize or stabilise /stabˈ or stābˈ/ transitive verb

  1. To render stable or steady
  2. To fix
  3. To fix the value of
  4. To establish, maintain, or regulate the equilibrium of

stabˈilizer or stabˈiliser noun

  1. Anything that stabilizes
  2. An additional plane or other device for giving stability to an aircraft
  3. A gyroscope or other means of steadying a ship
  4. Any measure, such as progressive taxation, reduction of subsidy, etc, taken to control production, restrict fluctuations in prices, etc (economics)
  5. A substance that retards chemical action, eg an additive to food
  6. (in pl) an extra pair of small wheels attached to (usu the back wheels of) a child's bicycle

stāˈbleness noun

stāˈbly adverb

stable equilibrium noun

The condition in which a body will return to its old position after a slight displacement

stable2 /stāˈb(ə)l/

noun
  1. A building for horses, or sometimes other animals
  2. A set of horses kept together
  3. A horse-keeping establishment, organization or staff (as a horse-keeping establishment often pl in form but treated as sing)
  4. A number of skilled trained (esp young) people who work together under one head or one manager
  5. A group of commercial (esp publishing) enterprises under the same ownership or management
  6. An establishment in which a group of Japanese sumo wrestlers live and receive training
  7. (in pl) a cavalry soldier's duty in the stable, or the call summoning to it
transitive verb

To put or keep in a stable

intransitive verb

To live in a stable, or as if in a stable

ORIGIN: OFr estable (Fr étable), from L stabulum, from stāre to stand

staˈbler noun (Scot or archaic)

A stable-keeper, an inn-keeper

staˈbling noun

  1. The act of putting into a stable
  2. Accommodation for horses, cattle, cycles, etc

staˈbleboy or staˈbleman noun

Someone who works at a stable

stable companion noun (informal)

Someone who lodges in the same place or is a member of the same club, etc

stable door noun

A door with upper and lower halves able to be closed independently

stable fly noun

A two-winged, bloodsucking fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, a common pest of humans and domestic animals

stable lad or stable lass noun

Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing-stable

stableman see stableboy above.

staˈblemate noun

  1. A horse from the same stable as another
  2. Anything manufactured, originated, produced, etc in the same place as another (eg different models of the same car), or a person from the same club, etc as another (figurative)

out of the same stable

Having the same background, training, etc

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