unstable 英 [ʌnˈsteɪbl]   美 [ʌnˈstebəl]

unstable

unstable  英 [ʌnˈsteɪbl] 美 [ʌnˈstebəl]

adj. 不稳定的;动荡的;易变的 

The political situation remains highly unstable. 政局仍然十分动荡。
chemically unstable 化学上不稳定的

  • To be unstable is to lack stability, meaning things could change without warning, like an unstable bookshelf that is likely to fall down. If you are unstable emotionally, you might be ecstatically happy one minute and horribly depressed and angry the next.
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  • adj. 不稳定的;动荡的;易变的
  • 1. The political situation remains highly unstable.

    政局仍然十分动荡。

  • 2. chemically unstable

    化学上不稳定的

  • 3. He was emotionally unstable.

    他情绪多变。

  • unstable (adj.) early 13c., "apt to move," from un- (1) "not" + stable (adj.). Similar formation in Middle High German unstabel. Meaning "liable to fall" is recorded from c. 1300; sense of "fickle" is attested from late 13c. An Old English word for this was feallendlic, which might have become *fally.
un·stable AWL / ʌnˈsteɪbl ; NAmE ʌnˈsteɪbl / adjective 1 likely to change suddenly 不稳定的;易变的;变化莫测的 SYN volatile The political situation remains highly unstable. 政局仍然十分动荡。 2 if people are unstable,their behaviour and emotions change often and suddenly because their minds are upset (行为、情绪)反覆无常的,不稳定的 synonyms at mentally 3 likely to move or fall 易动(或倒下)的;不稳固的 4 ( technical 术语 ) (of a substance 物质 ) not staying in the same chemical or atomicstate 不稳定的;能衰变的 chemically unstable 化学上不稳定的 OPP stable see also instability un·stable / ʌnˈsteɪbl ; NAmE ʌnˈsteɪbl /
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