Stable
['steɪb(ə)l] or ['stebl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock.
(verb.) shelter in a stable; 'stable horses'.
(adj.) maintaining equilibrium .
(adj.) not taking part readily in chemical change .
(adj.) firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; 'the economy is stable' .
(adj.) resistant to change of position or condition; 'a stable ladder'; 'a stable peace'; 'a stable relationship'; 'stable prices' .
手打:纳塔利--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
(v. i.) Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
(v. i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
(v. t.) To fix; to establish.
(v. i.) A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
(v. t.) To put or keep in a stable.
(v. i.) To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
班森編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable.[2]. Constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering.
辛迪校對
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:firm, established, secure, steady, constant, unwavering, durable, stanch,permanent, firmly_fixed, solid, steadfast, steady, lasting, perpetual
ANT:Infirm, tottering, weak, insecure, precarious, inconstant, wavering, frail,transient, ephemeral, evanescent, unstable
編輯:雷金纳德
解釋/意思:
adj. that stands firm: firmly established: durable: firm in purpose or character: constant unchangeable.—ns. Stabil′ity state of being stable: steadiness; Stā′bleness.—adv. Stā′bly.
n. a building for horses and cattle.—v.t. to put or keep in a stable.—v.i. to dwell in a stable.—ns. Stā′ble-boy -man a boy or man who attends in a stable; Stā′bler a stable-keeper; Stā′ble-room room for stabling horses or cattle; Stā′bling act of putting into a stable: accommodation for horses and cattle.
戈代娃手打
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of a stable, is a sign of fortune and advantageous surroundings. To see a stable burning denotes successful changes, or it may be seen in actual life.
錄入:泽维尔
例句/造句/用法:
- We had already managed to get pretty high vacua, and we thought, maybe, the filament would be stable. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Property must be stable, and must be fixed by general rules. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- One of these lads sat up each night in the stable, while the others slept in the loft. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- This was the land of C?sar--and C?sar was a bad example for the successful general of a not very stable republic. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- A man ain't ashamed to say he wants to own a racing stable or a picture gallery. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The republican character of the private corporations called the schools or academies at Athens was far more stable and independent. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The stable-boy came back, followed--very unwillingly, as it appeared to me--by Joyce. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Edith Baxter was within thirty yards of the stables, when a man appeared out of the darkness and called to her to stop. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Talking of mysteries, by-the-bye, says Mr. Franklin, dropping his voice, I have another word to say to you before you go to the stables. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- A groom took the cutter to the stables, and Archer struck through the park to the high-road. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- At the back were trees, among which were to be found the stables, and the big kitchen garden, behind which was a wood. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Meanwhile Jos and Isidor went off to the stables to inspect the newly purchased cattle. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Some of the gentlemen were gone to the stables: the younger ones, together with the younger ladies, were playing billiards in the billiard-room. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- On that evening the horses had been exercised and watered as usual, and the stables were locked up at nine o'clock. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- At one end of the room, and helping to keep it warm in winter by their animal heat, stabled the beasts. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- There's stabling in this place for a dozen horses; and unless Nickits is belied, he kept the full number. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- About it were cowsheds and stabling and such-like offices. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
伯特校對