instability

英 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti]

美 [ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti]

n.  不稳定; 不稳固; (精神的)不稳定状态，变化无常

复数：instabilities　

CET6医学

Collins.2 / BNC.7796 / COCA.6926

牛津词典

noun

• 不稳定；不稳固
  the quality of a situation in which things are likely to change or fail suddenly
  1. political and economic instability
     政治和经济的不稳定
• （精神的）不稳定状态，变化无常
  a mental condition in which sb's behaviour is likely to change suddenly
  1. mental/emotional instability
     精神 / 情绪的不稳定

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不稳定(性);不稳固(性)
  Instabilityis the quality of being unstable.
  1. ...unpopular policies, which resulted in social discontent and political instability.
     导致社会不满与政治不稳定的不得人心的政策
  2. ...Caligula's inherent mental instability...
     卡里古拉先天性的精神不稳定
  3. The length of the fuselage was increased due to a degree of directional instability.
     由于存在某种程度的航向不稳定性,机身被加长了。

英英释义

noun

• the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
  Synonym:unstableness
• unreliability attributable to being unstable
• an unstable order
• a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
  1. a hormonal imbalance
  Synonym:imbalanceunbalance

双语例句

• Previous attempts to engage African leaders with science have failed due to political instability and violence.
  由于政治不稳定和暴力，此前让非洲领导人重视科学的尝试都失败了。
• It reflects un-synchronization and electrical instability of ventricular repolarization.
  反映了心室复极不同步性和电不稳定性。
• The effectiveness and the capability of SFD for suppressing instability of the rotor system are analyzed.
  分析了SFD抑制转子系统不稳定的有效性和能力。
• Recent incidents are holding back other foundations from developing, and are fueling social instability.
  最近的事件阻碍了其它基金会的发展，引起了社会动荡。
• Water may serve as a type of instability.
  水可以作为不稳定性的象征。
• This, coupled with the factor of price instability, caused
  这些和价格不稳定因素结合起来，导致了
• The continuing instability in global financial markets should have made it clear that we need that now.
  全球金融市场的持续不稳定应该让人们看得很清楚了：我们现在就必须这样做！
• And some of his tendency toward instability.
  和他不稳定的倾向。
• Such instability hampers progress toward economic development.
  这种不稳定状态阻碍了经济发展的步伐。
• The secretary said the poverty and instability in Somalia that underlie the piracy problem are not being forgotten.
  克林顿国务卿说，潜伏在海盗问题下面的索马里的贫困和不稳定没有被忘记。