| Front | stable |
|---|---|
| Back | 牛津8  adjective, noun, verbBrE /ˈsteɪbl/NAmE /ˈsteɪbl/ adjective  word origin  thesaurus  word family  example bank 1 firmly fixed; not likely to move, change or fail steadystable prices a stable relationship This ladder doesn't seem very stable. The patient's condition is stable (= it is not gettingworse). The situation in the country has remained relatively stable for a few months now.2 (of a person) calm and reasonable; not easily upset balanced Mentally, she is not very stable.3 (technical) (of a substance) staying in the same chemical or atomic statechemically stable an element forming stable compounds unstable sta•bly/BrE ˈsteɪbli; NAmE ˈsteɪbli/ adverb noun  word origin  word family 1 [countable] a building in which horses are keptThe horse was led back to its stable. See picture 2 (BrE also stables) [countable + singular or plural verb] an organization that keeps horses for a particular purpose: (BrE) a riding/racing stables His stables are near Oxford.3 [countable] a group of racehorses owned or trained by the same personThere have been just three winners from his stable this season.4 [singular] a group of people who work or trained in the same place; a group of products made by the same companyactors from the same stable the latest printer from the Epson stableverb  verb forms  word origin  word family ~ sthto put or keep a horse in a stableWhere do you stable your pony? |
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