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static/stable

核心问题

a static situationa stable situation 是否相同?

词典解答

static是指“静止的”“不动的”“无变化的”(still, not moving, unchanging),常见搭配有:static life(无变化的单调生活),static state(静止状态),static electricity(静电)。请看下面的例句:

  1. Life on campus seemed static, and the students longed for a change. (FWF) 校园的生活一成不变,学生们渴望有些变化。

  2. Civilization does not remain static, but changes constantly. (Thorndike) 文明并不是静止不变的,而是不断地变化的。

stable 则是指“稳定的”“牢固的”“可靠的”“安定的”(firm, steady, enduring) 常见搭配有: stable prices(稳定的价格), stable marriage(稳定的婚姻), politically stable countries(政治上稳定的国家), stable structure(稳定的结构)。

请看下面的例句:

  1. What we need is a stable government. (ALD) 我们所需要的是一个稳定的政府。

  2. He needs a stable job. (ALD) 他需要一份稳定的工作。

  3. The building has a stable foundation. 这所建筑物有牢固的地基。

  4. Oil prices are stable for the first time in years. (Collins) 多年来,石油价格第一次出现稳定的局面。

练习题

请做下面的英语试题:

  1. The supply proved to be stable.

A. minimal B. sufficient C. steady D. cheap

  1. The country needs a ____ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year.

A. stationary B. changeless C. constant D. stable(Nelson, 500A)

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