| 单词 | volatile |
| 释义 | volatile (once / 1043 pages) adjn Watch out when a situation becomes volatile — it is likely to change for the worse suddenly. If you and your best friend have a volatile relationship, you frequently fight and make up. Volatile from Latin volatilis "fleeting, transitory" always gives the sense of sudden, radical change. Think of it as the opposite of stable. A person who is volatile loses his or her temper suddenly and violently. A volatile political situation could erupt into civil war. When the stock market is volatile, it fluctuates greatly. And in scientific language, a volatile oil evaporates quickly. WORD FAMILYvolatile: nonvolatile, volatiles, volatilise, volatility, volatilize+/volatilisable: nonvolatilisable/volatilise: volatilisable, volatilised, volatilises, volatilising/volatility: volatilities/volatilizable: nonvolatilizable/volatilize: volatilizable, volatilized, volatilizes, volatilizing USAGE EXAMPLESMost of the attention in Tampa next Monday night will focus on the Tigers’ volatile pass offense against Alabama’s defense. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) When combined, these sentiments yield a volatile brew of anger and resentment, which Trump, though a billionaire, understands and exploits. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) While the bond investment is less volatile than stocks, it’s still fairly volatile. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj liable to lead to sudden change or violence a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation Syn explosive unstable lacking stability or fixity or firmness 2adj marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments a flirt's volatile affections Syn fickle inconstant likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable 3adj tending to vary often or widely volatile stocks volatile emotions Syn changeable, changeful such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change 4adj evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures volatile oils volatile solvents Syn|Ant inconstant likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, vapourific, vapourisable, volatilisable, volatilizable(used of substances) capable of being volatilized nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable not volatilizing readily 5n a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor it was heated to evaporate the volatiles Hyper substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
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