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稳定的;稳固的;牢固的 The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse). 患者病情稳定。 Cattle prices remain stable. 牛的价格保持稳定。 The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now. 几个月来,该国局势保持相对稳定。 This ladder doesn't seem very stable. 这架梯子好像不太稳。 This would result in a more stable environment for the children. 这将为孩子们创造一个更加稳定的环境。 a stable relationship 稳定的关系 Efforts to establish a stable democracy in the country may well succeed. 在该国建立稳定民主的努力很可能会成功。 Put a book under the table leg to keep it stable. 在桌腿下垫本书以使其平稳。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2Don't worry—it's perfectly stable! 别担心,它绝对稳当! The unit is stable enough on level ground. 这个部件在平地上足够平稳。 attempts to keep prices stable 保持价格稳定的种种努力 He was not married, but he was in a stable relationship. 他没有结婚,但是有关系稳定的女朋友。 The industry should do everything it can to keep prices stable. 该产业应尽一切努力保持价格稳定。 These children badly need a stable and secure home life. 这些孩子迫切需要稳定、安全的家庭生活。 a stable situation/environment/government/population 稳定的形势/环境/政府/人口 stable employment 稳定的工作
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(of a person )人 calm and reasonable; not easily upset synonym balanced稳重的;沉稳的;持重的 Mentally, she is not very stable. 她的心理状态不十分稳定。 He was not emotionally stable enough to think through his decision. 他情绪不够稳定,不能清楚地思考他的决定。 Psychiatric officials determined that he was psychologically stable. 精神病官员确定他心理稳定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of a substance )物质 staying in the same chemical or atomic state (化学状态或原子状态)稳定的 chemically stable 化学状态稳定的 an element forming stable compounds 可形成稳定的化合物的元素。
opposite unstable
Word Originadjective Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.