sta·ble /ˈstebəl/
 馬房,牛棚(a.)穩定的,安定的,堅固的,堅定的(vt.)趕入馬房(vi.)被關在馬廄


 sta·ble /ˈstebəl/ 形容詞
 穩定的,安定的


 stable
 穩定


 Sta·ble a.
 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
    In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is stable.   --Rogers.
 2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
    And to her husband ever meek and stable.   --Chaucer.
 3. Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
 4. Physics So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance.
 Stable equilibrium Mech., the kind of equilibrium of a body so placed that if disturbed it returns to its former position, as in the case when the center of gravity is below the point or axis of support; -- opposed to unstable equilibrium, in which the body if disturbed does not tend to return to its former position, but to move farther away from it, as in the case of a body supported at a point below the center of gravity.  Cf. Neutral equilibrium, under Neutral.
 Syn: -- Fixed; steady; constant; abiding; strong; durable; firm.


 Sta·ble, n.  A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
 Stable fly Zool., a common dipterous fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) which is abundant about stables and often enters dwellings, especially in autumn; called also biting house fly.  These flies, unlike the common house flies, which they resemble, bite severely, and are troublesome to horses and cattle.  They differ from the larger horse fly.


 Sta·ble, v. t. To fix; to establish. [Obs.]


 Sta·ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stabled p. pr. & vb. n. Stabling ] To put or keep in a stable.


 Sta·ble, v. i. To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.

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 stable
      adj 1: resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable
             ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship";
             "stable prices" [ant: unstable]
      2: firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the
         economy is stable"
      3: not taking part readily in chemical change
      4: maintaining equilibrium
      5: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: static,
          unchanging]
      n : a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn:
          stalls, horse barn]
      v : shelter in a stable; "stable horses"