stable
adjectiveWord Family
- stable adjective (≠ unstable)
- stability noun (≠ instability)
- stabilize verb
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fixed or steady; not likely to move, change or fail synonym steady穩定的;穩固的;牢固的 The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse). 患者病情穩定。 Cattle prices remain stable. 牛的價格保持穩定。 The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now. 幾個月來,該國局勢保持相對穩定。 This ladder doesn't seem very stable. 這架梯子好像不太穩。 This would result in a more stable environment for the children. 這將爲孩子們創造一個更加穩定的環境。 a stable relationship 穩定的關系 Efforts to establish a stable democracy in the country may well succeed. 在該國建立穩定民主的努力很可能會成功。 Put a book under the table leg to keep it stable. 在桌腿下墊本書以使其平穩。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2Don't worry—it's perfectly stable! 别擔心,它絕對穩當! The unit is stable enough on level ground. 這個部件在平地上足夠平穩。 attempts to keep prices stable 保持價格穩定的種種努力 He was not married, but he was in a stable relationship. 他沒有結婚,但是有關系穩定的女朋友。 The industry should do everything it can to keep prices stable. 該産業應盡一切努力保持價格穩定。 These children badly need a stable and secure home life. 這些孩子迫切需要穩定、安全的家庭生活。 a stable situation/environment/government/population 穩定的形勢/環境/政府/人口 stable employment 穩定的工作
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(of a person )人 calm and reasonable; not easily upset synonym balanced穩重的;沉穩的;持重的 Mentally, she is not very stable. 她的心理狀態不十分穩定。 He was not emotionally stable enough to think through his decision. 他情緒不夠穩定,不能清楚地思考他的決定。 Psychiatric officials determined that he was psychologically stable. 精神病官員確定他心理穩定。
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(of a substance )物質 staying in the same chemical or atomic state (化學狀態或原子狀態)穩定的 chemically stable 化學狀態穩定的 an element forming stable compounds 可形成穩定的化合物的元素。
opposite unstable
Word Originadjective Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.