| 释义 |
stable1 /stāˈb(ə)l/ adjective- Standing firm
- Firmly established
- Durable
- Firm in purpose or character
- Constant
- Not ready to change
- Not radioactive
ORIGIN: Fr, from L stabilis, from stāre to stand stāˈbilate noun (biology) A population, usu of a micro-organism, preserved in a viable condition on a unique occasion, eg by freezing stāˈbile /-bīl or -bil/ adjective - Stable (rare)
- Not moving
- Not fluctuating
- Not decomposing readily, eg under moderate heat
noun An abstract art construction of metal, wire, wood, differing from a mobile in having no movement stability /stə-bilˈi-ti/ noun - The state of being stable
- Steadiness
- Fixity
- The power of recovering equilibrium
- The fixing by vow of a monk or nun to one convent for life
stabilization or stabilisation /stab-, stāb-i-lī-zāˈshən, or -li-/ noun staˈbilizātor or staˈbilisātor noun stabilize or stabilise /stabˈ or stābˈ/ transitive verb - To render stable or steady
- To fix
- To fix the value of
- To establish, maintain, or regulate the equilibrium of
stabˈilizer or stabˈiliser noun - Anything that stabilizes
- An additional plane or other device for giving stability to an aircraft
- A gyroscope or other means of steadying a ship
- Any measure, such as progressive taxation, reduction of subsidy, etc, taken to control production, restrict fluctuations in prices, etc (economics)
- A substance that retards chemical action, eg an additive to food
- (in pl) an extra pair of small wheels attached to (usu the back wheels of) a child's bicycle
stāˈbleness noun stāˈbly adverb stable equilibrium noun The condition in which a body will return to its old position after a slight displacement stable2 /stāˈb(ə)l/ noun- A building for horses, or sometimes other animals
- A set of horses kept together
- A horse-keeping establishment, organization or staff (as a horse-keeping establishment often pl in form but treated as sing)
- A number of skilled trained (esp young) people who work together under one head or one manager
- A group of commercial (esp publishing) enterprises under the same ownership or management
- An establishment in which a group of Japanese sumo wrestlers live and receive training
- (in pl) a cavalry soldier's duty in the stable, or the call summoning to it
transitive verb To put or keep in a stable intransitive verb To live in a stable, or as if in a stable ORIGIN: OFr estable (Fr étable), from L stabulum, from stāre to stand staˈbler noun (Scot or archaic) A stable-keeper, an inn-keeper staˈbling noun - The act of putting into a stable
- Accommodation for horses, cattle, cycles, etc
staˈbleboy or staˈbleman noun Someone who works at a stable stable companion noun (informal) Someone who lodges in the same place or is a member of the same club, etc stable door noun A door with upper and lower halves able to be closed independently stable fly noun A two-winged, bloodsucking fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, a common pest of humans and domestic animals stable lad or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing-stable stableman see stableboy above. staˈblemate noun - A horse from the same stable as another
- Anything manufactured, originated, produced, etc in the same place as another (eg different models of the same car), or a person from the same club, etc as another (figurative)
out of the same stable Having the same background, training, etc |