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单词 stable
释义
stable
(stbəl )
Word forms: stabler , stablest , stables , stabling, stabled
1. adjective
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 the year.
...a stable marriage.
Synonyms: secure, lasting, strong, sound  
stability (stəbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun
It was a time of political stability and progress.
Synonyms: firmness, strength, soundness, durability  
2. adjective
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.
Synonyms: well-balanced, balanced, sensible, reasonable  
3. adjective
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.
4. adjective
Chemical substances are described as stable when they tend to remain in the same chemical or atomic state. [technical]
Cordite was a particularly stable compound.
5. adjective
If an object is stable, it is firmly fixed in position and is not likely to move or fall.
This structure must be stable.
Synonyms: solid, firm, secure, fixed  
6. countable noun
A stable or stables is a building in which horses are kept.
7. countable noun
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.
8. verb [usually passive]
When horses are stabled, they are put into a stable.
The animals had been fed and stabled. [be VERB-ed]
You should allow your stabled horse a couple of hours' freedom per day. [VERB-ed]
9. countable noun [with supplement, usually NOUN of noun]
You can say that someone has a stable of people when they manage and promote the careers of that group of people.
As chief executive, he assembled a polished stable of celebrities.
10. to close the stable door after the horse has bolted phrase [VERB inflects]
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.
Idioms:
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted [British] or closing the barn door after the horse has gone
acting too late, because the problem that the action would have prevented has already occurred
It is good to see the government taking positive action, even though it might look like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Collocations:
stable base
Top tip: don't put your feet side by side, place them one on top of the other to create a stable base for the movement.
The Sun
Build from the feet up - a small perch could be a good way to give your bird a stable base.
The Sun
Put it on a stable base with support for arms ?
Times,Sunday Times
Companies quietly built from a stable base do not make as many headlines, but their founders remain in control and reap the rewards if they choose to sell.
Times,Sunday Times
Its commercial banking operations, with a stable base of retail deposits, are far more important than its investment banking business.
Times, Sunday Times
stable government
Financial markets surged as instant exit polls showed the leftist alliance comfortably ahead, offering the prospect of stable government.
Times, Sunday Times
For the country to prosper it needs a stable government and a credible opposition able to contribute to the debate.
The Sun
All sides agreed the country needed stable government.
Times, Sunday Times
Would you then, for the sake of stable government, have to consider an alternative?
Times, Sunday Times
A new norm of stable government will enhance the ability of prime ministers to pursue lasting reform.
Times, Sunday Times
stable income
Investing in companies that provide vital infrastructure tends to offer a stable income over time.
Times,Sunday Times
So far, two sets of the fees have been sold to investors looking for a stable income from property.
Times, Sunday Times
The happiness index will also measure whether people have a say on local and national issues, economic security and a stable income.
Times, Sunday Times
Airports have become attractive takeover targets because of their stable income streams.
Times, Sunday Times
They are popular among pension funds for their stable income stream and low risk.
Times, Sunday Times
stable rate
First, they have generally failed to keep spending growing at a stable rate, avoiding depression conditions and long-lasting or double digit unemployment.
Times, Sunday Times
These low but stable rates have been observed since the 1970s.
Outlook India
Whereas stable rates are acceptable for every protagonist under a gold coin standard, gyrating rates are destructive for capital providers.
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After a decade of relatively stable rates, the rolls of the disconnected surged by over 800,000 young people between 2007 and 2010.
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Rapidly rising rates of testing and disease diagnosis in the setting of stable rates of the feared outcome of the disease (e.g. death) are highly suggestive of overdiagnosis.
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stable supply
This means competition for a broadly stable supply of places should ease somewhat.
Times, Sunday Times
The intermittent nature of some renewable energy generation methods, particularly wind power, means that it cannot be relied upon to provide a stable supply.
Times, Sunday Times
This arrangement provided a stable supply of food and goods which encouraged population growth.
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It had fresh water, abundant seafood, and a stable supply of taro, which was grown in fields with advanced irrigation systems.
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Personnel in combat conditions, away from stable supply lines would combine uniform parts and insignia depending on what uniform parts were available.
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stable temperature
Lamp tests can be processed at a stable temperature, making it possible to get a result on the spot.
Times,Sunday Times
And you'll burn loads more calories if you exercise outside in the cold - as your body works to maintain a stable temperature.
The Sun
Despite the stable temperature at present, the intensity of the radiation makes it difficult for human beings to work here.
Times, Sunday Times
Whichever design you go for, it will need to be located somewhere with a stable temperature, out of direct sunlight and frost-free.
Times, Sunday Times
The stable temperature and microgravity of a space station makes it a perfect place to eat the frozen treat, if you can fly a refrigerator up there.
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sufficiently stable
It would also have been impossible to build sufficiently stable foundations for cranes.
Times, Sunday Times
It was found that the intended route passed through a layer of fuller's earth, which was not sufficiently stable to allow construction of a tunnel.
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After a report showed that its remaining outer walls were not sufficiently stable, it was decided to build a new church.
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Currency crises can be especially destructive to small open economies or bigger, but not sufficiently stable ones.
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It has been suggested that timber framing was used, not only for aesthetic reasons, but also because the foundations on underlying peat were not sufficiently stable for a stone building.
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Translations:
Chinese: 稳定的, 马厩
Japanese: 安定した, 馬小屋
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