stable
adj
(a) firmly established or fixed; not likely to move or change 稳定的; 稳固的; 牢固的; 安定的
a stable relationship, job, government 稳定的关系、 工作、 政府
a house built on stable foundations 建在牢固基础上的房子
The patient's condition is stable. 病人情况稳定.
(b) (of a person or his character) not easily upset or disturbed; well-balanced; reliable （指人或性格）沉稳的, 持重的, 可靠的
Mentally she's very stable. 她情绪十分稳定.
He's about the most stable person I know. 我认识的人当中, 数他最稳重.
(c) (of a substance) tending to stay in the same chemical or atomic state; not breaking down easily or naturally （指物质）稳定的（保持化学或原子状态的）, 不易变化的
an element forming stable compounds 可形成稳定的化合物的元素.
stable n
1 building in which a horse or horses are kept and fed 马厩
[attrib 作定语]
a stable door 马厩的门.
2 (often pl with sing meaning and sometimes sing v 常作复数, 但词义为单数, 有时动词亦用单数) establishment that specializes in keeping horses for a particular purpose; the horses kept in this 专用马房; 专用马房中的马
Is there a riding stables near here?附近有专供骑用马的马房吗?
He owns a racing stable(s),ie a group of racehorses and the buildings they are kept in. 他是马房主.
3 (fig 比喻) place such as an athletics club, a school, a theatre, etc where a number of people have been trained in the same way 训练基地; 培训处; 学校
actors from the same stable 在同一处受训的演员.
4 (idm 习语) lock, etc the stable door after the horse has bolted try to prevent or avoid loss, damage, etc when it is already too late 亡马锁厩, 为时已晚; 贼去关门. stable, v [Tn]
put or keep (a horse) in a stable 将（马）置於厩中
Where do you stable your pony? 你那匹矮种马养在哪儿?
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折断;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速传（球）;拍…的快照;
n. （树枝等的）突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声;
vi. 啪啪作响;（目光）闪耀;（牙齿等）咯咯作响;（精神）突然崩溃;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一声扣下的;仓促的;
adv. 噼啪作响地;啪嗒一声;猛然;
maten. （工人间的）伙伴，同事，老兄，老弟〔工人，水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕，动物之偶（尤指鸟类），（一对中的）一只，配对物;[医学]（军医等的）助手;[航海]（商船的）大副，驾驶员;
vt.& vi. （使）成为配偶;（使）交配;（一对动物或鸟）交配;交尾(~ with sth);