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Related topics: Chemistry
sta·ble1 /ˈsteɪbəl/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjectiveadj  
1  CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENTNOT MOVINGsteady and not likely to move or change 稳定的；牢固的；不变的 OPP unstable → stability
 A wide base will make the structure much more stable.
宽大的底座会使结构牢固许多。
in a stable condition British EnglishBrE, in stable condition American EnglishAmE
 He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
据说他在医院里病情稳定。
 Children like a stable environment.
儿童喜欢稳定的环境。
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2  CALMcalm, reasonable, and not easy to upset 镇静的；稳重的 OPP unstable → stability
 He was clearly not a very stable person.
显然他不是一个情绪很稳定的人。
3. technicalHC a stable substance tends to stay in the same chemical or atomic state 〔物质〕稳定的 OPP unstable
—stably adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
stable• That chair doesn't look very stable.• Fuel prices have become more stable after several increases last year.• In particular it seems to be required to be quiet, stable and relatively slow.• But these sports are introduced against a stable background.• Yet with material security and a stable culture, all of them parented more successfully than their own parents had.• a stable family environment• The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli's genome.• a stable government• Most people described her as a stable, intelligent woman.• Given these planning parameters, one would predict a stable residential village with some river-related industrial growth.• This is a very stable tent with ample room.• His temperature remained stable throughout the night.
in a stable condition• A nursing supervisor Monday morning said they were in stable condition.• He is now in a stable condition.• He was listed in stable condition.• Last night the hospitals said Jason was poorly and Neil was in a stable condition.• The bistable will now be in a stable condition.• He was spotted by a passing motorist and is now in a stable condition in hospital.• He is in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.
Related topics: Agriculture, Horses
stable2 ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1. TAa building where horses are kept 马厩 →5 see picture at 见图 home1
2. stables [plural] a place where horses are kept and that often gives riding lessons 马场〔养马并常常教授骑术的地方〕
3. DSHa group of racing horses that has one owner or trainer 〔一位马主或驯马师所拥有的〕一群赛马
4  GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people working for the same company or with the same trainer 〔在同一家公司工作或受同一教练训练的〕一批人
 actors from the same Hollywood stable
同一家好莱坞公司旗下的演员
5. shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted British EnglishBrEPREVENT# to try to prevent something when it is too late and harm has already been done 贼去关门，亡羊补牢
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stable• Kay Wimhurst, defending, said Zipfel had no full-time job but earned £15 helping out at stables.• Old farm cart sheds, cleanly converted, do make good stables.• Such horses that are locked up in stables without sensory stimulation for a long period will become permanently more anxious and fearful.• There are two nearby stables for guests interested in trail rides.• Ohio's football team has a talented stable of freshmen.• A little girl playing the part of Mary was asked by the teacher to imagine how Mary would be feeling in the stables.• When, at last, the ground closed over her, he led Gracie back to the stables.• A dazzling beam of light fell through the windows that looked out to the stables.• The visit to the stables is just a bonus.
Related topics: Agriculture, Horses
stable3 verb [transitiveT]  
TADSHto put or keep a horse in a stable 置〔马〕于马厩
Examples from the Corpus
stable• A farm-worker who lived in the house would stable him and give him water and a handful of hay.• Isn't it true that some one tried to burn down the barn your Sparrowgrass was stabled in a month ago?• They stabled their horses round the back and bedded amongst dry hay with their cloaks wrapped round them.• I don't want them stabling their mounts here, it'd be too conspicuous.• In the beginning they stabled them at Bakehouse Farm, on the A5.• Corbett reckoned horses had been stabled there within the last two or three months.
From Longman Business Dictionary
stablesta·ble /ˈsteɪbəl/ adjectiveadj
steady and not likely to move or change
Japanese enterprises operate under relatively stable capital market conditions.
The key to growth and stable employment will be through improving the international competitiveness of our companies.
The Government is committed to maintaining a stable exchange rate.
Origin stable1
(1200-1300) Old French estable, from Latin stabilis, from stare “to stand”
 stable2
(1200-1300) Old French estable, from Latin stabulum, from stare; → STABLE1
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