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unstable

adjective
OPAL W
🔊/ʌnˈsteɪbl/
🔊/ʌnˈsteɪbl/
Word Family
  • stable adjective (≠ unstable)
  • stability noun (≠ instability)
  • stabilize verb
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  1. likely to change suddenly不稳定的；易变的；变化莫测的 synonym volatile
    • The political situation remains highly unstable.政局仍然十分动荡。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The building trade is notoriously unstable.建筑行业是出了名地变幻莫测。
    • a politically unstable region政治动荡的地区
    • This would leave us with either a very unstable currency or very unstable interest rates.这将使我们要么货币非常不稳定，要么利率非常不稳定。
    • We are talking about how these people cope in a politically and economically unstable environment.我们正在谈论这些人如何在政治和经济不稳定的环境中应对。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. if people are unstable, their behaviour and emotions change often and suddenly because their minds are upset（行为、情绪）反复无常的，不稳定的
    • He's highly unstable, and liable to sudden fits of rage.他情绪极其反复无常，动辄暴跳如雷。
    • vulnerable, emotionally unstable individuals敏感、情绪不稳定的人
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3. likely to move or fall易动（或倒下）的；不稳固的
    • Icebergs are notoriously unstable and are likely to turn over.冰山众所周知是不稳定的，并且有可能翻身。
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    • The building was beginning to get unstable.那栋建筑开始变得不牢固。
    • The wall was dangerously unstable.这堵墙不太结实，很危险。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (specialist) (of a substance物质) not staying in the same chemical or atomic state不稳定的
    • chemically unstable化学上不稳定的
    5. opposite stable see also instability