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Destabilize Government Country Political Situation Destabilization 英 ˌdiː'Steɪbəlaɪz] 美

英语单词 destabilize
英美音标 英 [ˌdiː'steɪbəlaɪz] 美 [ˌdiː'steɪbəlaɪz]
中文释义 v.使不稳定;使动摇
英语例句 (1) At no time can the feed system destabilize an otherwise stable combustion process.
(2) Such leverage, if taken too far, can destabilize markets.
(3) He said the government would combat any attempts to destabilize the country.
中文例句 (1) 供应系统决不会使一个在其它状态下稳定的燃烧过程变得不稳定。
(2) 如果此类杠杆使用过度,就会危害到市场稳定。
(3) 他说政府会和任何扰动国家的试图做斗争。
vocabulary简明 To destabilize something is to undermine it, or to make it much less stable. Seeming uncertain or confused can destabilize a teacher's ability to control a class.
vocabulary扩展 Political protesters might seek to destabilize a government or other institution, and lying to your best friend can destabilize your relationship. In both cases, the underlying stability of a situation is shaken, or made less sturdy. The earliest use of destabilize was in a physical sense, if something was literally unstable or shaky. By the 1920s, the word came to also have a more political meaning.
柯林斯解释
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 destabilise
1
[VERB 动词]使(国家、政府等)不稳定;破坏…的稳定 To destabilize something such as a country or government means to create a situation which reduces its power or influence.
  [V n]
  • Their sole aim is to destabilize the Indian government.

    他们唯一的目标就是要破坏印度政府的稳定。

destabilization
  • ...the destabilization of the country.

    对该国稳定的破坏

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