stabilizer

noun
🔊/ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə(r)/
🔊/ˈsteɪbəlaɪzər/
(British English also stabiliser)
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  1. [countable] a device that keeps something steady, especially one that stops an aircraft or a ship from rolling to one side稳定装置;(航空器的)安定面;(船舶的)减摇装置Topics Transport by waterc2, Transport by airc2
  2. stabilizers
    (British English)
    (North American English training wheels)
    [plural] small wheels that are fitted at each side of the back wheel on a child’s bicycle to stop it from falling over(儿童自行车后轮两侧的)稳定轮
    • She can ride her bike without stabilizers now.她现在可以不用稳定器骑自行车了。
  3. [countable] (specialist) a chemical that is sometimes added to food or paint to stop the various substances in it from becoming separate稳定剂