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

• 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。
• The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.
  选举将在愈加动荡不安的局势下举行。
• Water may serve as a type of instability.
  水可以作为不稳定性的象征。
• Change the type of trader making up a market and you change its level of instability.
  改变了组成市场的交易员类型，你就改变了市场的稳定程度。
• The path towards violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster, and suffering.
  通往暴力的道路只会导致更大的不稳定、经济灾难和痛苦。
• Fraser says these problems are exacerbated in countries that have political instability and conflict.
  弗雷泽说，这些问题在一些政治不稳定和有政治冲突的国家更加恶化。
• Political and economic instability are an inevitable consequence.
  政治和经济不稳定成为不可避免的后果。
• 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。
• Temperature effects of symmetry energy, mechanical and chemical instability and liquid-gas phase transition are analyzed.
  主要研究了同位旋非对称热核物质的对称能和系统力、化学不稳定性以及液气相变的温度效应。
• Natural circulation flow instability under rolling motion conditions was experimentally studied.
  对摇摆运动条件下的自然循环两相流动不稳定性进行实验研究。