🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL BNC: 2637 COCA: 2903

stable

1 of 3

noun

sta·​ble ˈstā-bəl How to pronounce stable (audio)
1
: a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
especially : such a building having stalls or compartments
a horse stable
2
a
: the racehorses of one owner
b
: a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) under one management
c
: the racing cars of one owner
d
: group, collection

stable

2 of 3

verb

stabled; stabling ˈstā-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce stable (audio)

transitive verb

: to put or keep in a stable

intransitive verb

: to dwell in or as if in a stable

stable

3 of 3

adjective

stabler ˈstā-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce stable (audio) ; stablest ˈstā-b(ə-)ləst How to pronounce stable (audio)
1
a
: firmly established : fixed, steadfast
stable opinions
b
: not changing or fluctuating : unvarying
in stable condition
c
: permanent, enduring
stable civilizations
2
a
: steady in purpose : firm in resolution
b
: not subject to insecurity or emotional illness : sane, rational
a stable personality
3
a(1)
: placed so as to resist forces tending to cause motion or change of motion
(2)
: designed so as to develop forces that restore the original condition when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion
b(1)
: not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state
stable emulsions
(2)
: not spontaneously radioactive
stableness
ˈstā-bəl-nəs How to pronounce stable (audio)
noun
stably
ˈstā-b(ə-)lē How to pronounce stable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for stable

lasting, permanent, durable, stable mean enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established.

lasting implies a capacity to continue indefinitely.

a book that left a lasting impression on me

permanent adds usually the implication of being designed or planned to stand or continue indefinitely.

permanent living arrangements

durable implies power to resist destructive agencies.

durable fabrics

stable implies lastingness because of resistance to being overturned or displaced.

a stable government

Example Sentences

Noun She rode the horse back to the stable. There have been three winners from his stable this season. A new model will be added to the car company's stable of sedans. Verb Where do you stable your horses? Adjective They have a stable relationship. Children need to be raised in a stable environment. Make sure the platform is stable. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Sony, however, has been building its own powerful stable of exclusive titles for years, also by purchasing talented studios. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Gracie wallpaper, fresh morning eggs direct from the chicken coop, and its stable of mini ponies. Carole Radziwill, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2022 WWE Hall of Famer Edge also appeared and called out his former stable, The Judgement Day. Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022 Still, Beam Suntory has its own stable of agave spirits brands, so even if those sales surpass bourbon, the American whiskey industry is not really showing any signs of slowing down. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 July 2022 Just years before the 2022 Derby, Reed and his staff lost 23 of his 36 horses when lightning sparked a fire in his stable in 2016. Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022 Tim Yakteen, a former assistant under Baffert who’s run his own stable for more than two decades, is overseeing Messier and Taiba. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 May 2022 These were all reasonable questions to in 2012, when there was little to differentiate Hannity, Cheney, and most of the rest of Fox’s stable of hosts. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 On a winter night in 1820, a group of radicals gathered in a London stable. Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022
Verb
On Wednesday, King’s Home unveiled a new barn to stable its 11 horses on a farm near Chelsea. al, 2 Dec. 2021 Grooms went home to small, mortgaged homes so that Gem might stable her horse, and horses would be broken so that Gem might ride. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021 Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course or run any of his horses at the New York Racing Association’s tracks. The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 May 2021 Additionally, the location where trainers stable their horse matters. Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2021 The economy needs to stable out after these COVID issues. David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2021 As each day brings a new sign of the airline industry’s domestic resurgence, the latest was provided by Fitch Ratings, which revised the rating outlook for Charlotte Douglas International Airport to stable from negative. Ted Reed, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 Taking these factors into account, Moody’s changed its rating for the real estate firm from negative to stable in November last year. Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2021 The paper found Robinson’s great lifetime causes congenial: devotion to the British Empire and a belief that only the United Kingdom and the United States could guide the world to stable peace and prosperity. Howard Schneider, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2020
Adjective
The idea is that the best way to close the wealth gap and give people the opportunity to build a more stable life is to provide unrestricted cash payments to some of the most vulnerable Americans. Kurtis Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The man who was shot in the head is in stable condition at a Mobile hospital, Cadenhead said. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 One adult and one juvenile were able to walk away from the scene with no injuries, but a woman passenger was taken to the hospital in stable condition, the Sheriff’s Office said. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 As of Wednesday afternoon, two of the surviving victims were in the hospital in critical condition, eight were in stable condition and seven others had been discharged, the Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 One was in stable condition and the other was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, which has a burn unit. Adam Beam And Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 One pedestrian was transported to the hospital in stable condition. Jennifer Brett, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 The victim was in stable condition as of Sunday night, police said. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022 One was in stable condition and the other was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, which has a burn unit. CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable, from Latin stabulum, from stare to stand — more at stand

Adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable, from Latin stabilis, from stare to stand

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of stable was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing stable

See More

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime