stable /ˈsteɪbəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( stabler, stables, stablest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If something is stable, it is not likely to change or come to an end suddenly. 稳定的

  例：

  The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.

  石油价格在1992年余下时间里应该保持稳定。

• 2. 

  stability N-UNCOUNT 稳定

  例：

  It was a time of political stability and progress.

  那是一个政治稳定和进步的时期。

• 3. 

  ADJ If someone has a stable personality, they are calm and reasonable and their mood does not change suddenly. 稳重的

  例：

  Their characters are fully formed and they are both very stable children.

  他们的性格已完全定型，俩人都是很稳重的孩子。

• 4. 

  ADJ You can describe someone who is seriously ill as stable when their condition has stopped getting worse. (病情) 稳定的

  例：

  The injured man was in a stable condition.

  该受伤男子处于稳定状态。

• 5. 

  ADJ Chemical substances are described as stable when they tend to remain in the same chemical or atomic state. (化学物质) 稳定的 [技术]

  例：

  The less stable compounds were converted into a compound called Delta-A THC.

  不太稳定的化合物被转变成了一种称为Delta-A THC的化合物。

• 6. 

  ADJ If an object is stable, it is firmly fixed in position and is not likely to move or fall. 稳固的

  例：

  This structure must be stable.

  这种结构一定很稳固。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A stable or stables is a building in which horses are kept. 马厩

• 8. 

  N-COUNT A stable or stables is an organization that breeds and trains horses for racing. (养殖并训练赛马的) 养马场

  例：

  Miss Curling won on two horses from Mick Trickey's stable.

  柯林小姐凭借两匹米克•特里克养马场的马获胜了。

• 9. 

  V to put, keep, or be kept in a stable (使)关进畜舍; (被)关进畜舍