unstable
adjectiveWord Family
- stable adjective (≠ unstable)
- stability noun (≠ instability)
- stabilize verb
likely to change suddenly 不穩定的；易變的；變化莫測的 Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2The building trade is notoriously unstable. 建築行業是出了名地變幻莫測。 a politically unstable region 政治動蕩的地區 This would leave us with either a very unstable currency or very unstable interest rates. 這將使我們要麽面臨非常不穩定的貨幣，要麽面臨非常不穩定的利率。 We are talking about how these people cope in a politically and economically unstable environment. 我們正在談論這些人如何在政治和經濟不穩定的環境中應對。
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if people are unstable, their behaviour and emotions change often and suddenly because their minds are upset （行爲、情緒）反複無常的，不穩定的 He's highly unstable, and liable to sudden fits of rage. 他情緒極其反複無常，動辄暴跳如雷。 vulnerable, emotionally unstable individuals 敏感、情緒不穩定的人
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likely to move or fall 易動（或倒下）的；不穩固的 Icebergs are notoriously unstable and are likely to turn over. 衆所周知，冰山是不穩定的，很可能會翻轉。
Extra ExamplesThe building was beginning to get unstable. 那棟建築開始變得不牢固。 The wall was dangerously unstable. 這堵牆不太結實，很危險。
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(of a substance 物質 not staying in the same chemical or atomic state 不穩定的 chemically unstable 化學上不穩定的
opposite stable see also instability