[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]稳定的;稳固不变的 If something is stable, it is not likely to change or come to an end suddenly.
The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.
油价会在 1992 年剩下的时间里保持稳定。
...a stable marriage.
稳定的婚姻
stability
It was a time of political stability and progress.
这是一段政治稳定和进步的时期。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](性格)平和稳重的,持重的 If someone has a stable personality, they are calm and reasonable and their mood does not change suddenly.
Their characters are fully formed and they are both very stable children.
他们的性格已经完全形成,两人都是非常持重的孩子。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](病人)病情稳定的 You can describe someone who is seriously ill as stable when their condition has stopped getting worse.
The injured man was in a stable condition.
伤者情况稳定。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](化学物质)稳定的 Chemical substances are described as stable when they tend to remain in the same chemical or atomic state.
[TECHNICAL 术语]
The less stable compounds were converted into a compound called Delta-A THC.
不太稳定的化合物被转换成了一种叫做Delta-A THC的化合物。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]稳固的;牢固的 If an object is stable, it is firmly fixed in position and is not likely to move or fall.
This structure must be stable.
这一结构必须得很稳固。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]马厩 A stable or stables is a building in which horses are kept.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](繁殖、训练赛马的)养马场 A stable or stables is an organization that breeds and trains horses for racing.
Miss Curling won on two horses from Mick Trickey's stable.
柯林小姐在来自米克·特里齐养马场的两匹马身上下了注,结果她赢了。
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[VERB 动词]把(马)关进马厩 When horses are stabled, they are put into a stable.
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[usu passive]
The animals had been fed and stabled...
牲畜已经喂好并关进厩里了。
You should allow your stabled horse a couple of hours' freedom per day.
你应该每天把关在马厩里的马放出来自由活动几个小时。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]接受同一经纪人服务的一群人 You can say that someone has a stable of people when they manage and promote the careers of that group of people.
[with supp]
As chief executive, he assembled a polished stable of celebrities.
作为首席执行官,他手下云集了一批优雅的名人名士。
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[PHRASE 短语]亡羊补牢 If you say that someone has closed or shut the stable door after the horse has bolted, you mean that they have tried to prevent something happening but they have done so too late to prevent damage being done.
[V inflects]
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stable★AWL/ˈsteɪbl; NAmEˈsteɪbl/
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stablestablesstabledstablingWORD FAMILYstableadjective★(≠unstable )stabilitynoun(≠instability )stabilizeverbadjective1★firmly fixed; not likely to move, change or fail 稳定的;稳固的;牢固的SYN
steady
◆stable prices稳定的价格◆a stable relationship稳定的关系◆This ladder doesn't seem very stable.这架梯子好像不太稳。◆The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse).患者病情稳定。2★(of a person 人)calm and reasonable; not easily upset 稳重的;沉稳的;持重的SYN
balanced
◆Mentally, she is not very stable.她的心理状态不十分稳定。3( technical 术语) (of a substance 物质)staying in the same chemical or atomicstate (化学状态或原子状态)稳定的◆chemically stable化学状态稳定的OPP
unstable
▶sta·bly/ˈsteɪbli; NAmEˈsteɪbli/adverbnoun★1★[countable ]a building in which horses are kept 马厩2★(BrE alsostables)[countable + singular or plural verb ]an organization that keeps horses for a particular purpose (养马作特定用途的)养马场;马房◆( BrE) a riding/racing stables骑用╱赛马养马场◆His stables are near Oxford.他的养马场在牛津附近。3[countable ]a group of racehorsesowned or trained by the same person 统称某人拥有(或训练)的赛马◆There have been just three winners from his stable this season.这个赛季他的马只有三匹获胜。4[singular ]a group of people who work or trained in the same place; a group of products made by the same company (在同一地方工作或训练的)一批人;(同一公司生产的)系列产品◆actors from the same stable同一剧团的演员◆the latest printer from the Epson stable爱普生系列最新款式打印机verbstablesth to put or keep a horse in a stable 使(马)入厩;把(马)拴在马厩◆Where do you stable your pony?你的矮种马养在哪儿?stable/ˈsteɪbl; NAmEˈsteɪbl/sta·bly/ˈsteɪbli; NAmEˈsteɪbli/
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stable1 adjective
stable2 noun
stable3 verb
stablesta‧ble1 /ˈsteɪbəl/ ●●○W3AWL adjective
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1steady and not likely to move or changeOPP unstable → stability: A wide base will make the structure much more stable.in a stable condition British English, in stable condition American English He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital. Children like a stable environment.2calm, reasonable, and not easy to upsetOPP unstable → stability: He was clearly not a very stable person.3technical a stable substance tends to stay in the same chemical or atomic stateOPP unstable—stably adverb
stable1 adjective
stable2 noun
stable3 verb
stablestable2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a building where horses are kept2stables [plural] a place where horses are kept and that often gives riding lessons3a group of racing horses that has one owner or trainer4a group of people working for the same company or with the same trainer: actors from the same Hollywood stable5shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted British English to try to prevent something when it is too late and harm has already been done
stable1 adjective
stable2 noun
stable3 verb
stablestable3 verb [transitive]
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to put or keep a horse in a stable
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