stable
adj
(a) firmly established or fixed; not likely to move or change 稳定的; 稳固的; 牢固的; 安定的
a stable relationship, job, government 稳定的关系、 工作、 政府
a house built on stable foundations 建在牢固基础上的房子
The patient's condition is stable. 病人情况稳定.
(b) (of a person or his character) not easily upset or disturbed; well-balanced; reliable （指人或性格）沉稳的, 持重的, 可靠的
Mentally she's very stable. 她情绪十分稳定.
He's about the most stable person I know. 我认识的人当中, 数他最稳重.
(c) (of a substance) tending to stay in the same chemical or atomic state; not breaking down easily or naturally （指物质）稳定的（保持化学或原子状态的）, 不易变化的
an element forming stable compounds 可形成稳定的化合物的元素.
stable n
1 building in which a horse or horses are kept and fed 马厩
[attrib 作定语]
a stable door 马厩的门.
2 (often pl with sing meaning and sometimes sing v 常作复数, 但词义为单数, 有时动词亦用单数) establishment that specializes in keeping horses for a particular purpose; the horses kept in this 专用马房; 专用马房中的马
Is there a riding stables near here?附近有专供骑用马的马房吗?
He owns a racing stable(s),ie a group of racehorses and the buildings they are kept in. 他是马房主.
3 (fig 比喻) place such as an athletics club, a school, a theatre, etc where a number of people have been trained in the same way 训练基地; 培训处; 学校
actors from the same stable 在同一处受训的演员.
4 (idm 习语) lock, etc the stable door after the horse has bolted try to prevent or avoid loss, damage, etc when it is already too late 亡马锁厩, 为时已晚; 贼去关门. stable, v [Tn]
put or keep (a horse) in a stable 将（马）置於厩中
Where do you stable your pony? 你那匹矮种马养在哪儿?