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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• The characteristics of the vertical instability were discussed by experimental tests and finite element analysis.
  采用试验测试和有限元分析相结合的方法对沙漏簧的垂向失稳特性进行了探讨。
• 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！
• China had created uncertainty, insecurity and instability in the region.
  中国在该地区制造了不确定性、不安全和不稳定。
• 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。
• 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。