stable
adj
(a) firmly established or fixed; not likely to move or change 穩定的; 穩固的; 牢固的; 安定的
a stable relationship, job, government 穩定的關系、 工作、 政府
a house built on stable foundations 建在牢固基礎上的房子
The patient's condition is stable. 病人情況穩定.
(b) (of a person or his character) not easily upset or disturbed; well-balanced; reliable （指人或性格）沉穩的, 持重的, 可靠的
Mentally she's very stable. 她情緒十分穩定.
He's about the most stable person I know. 我認識的人當中, 數他最穩重.
(c) (of a substance) tending to stay in the same chemical or atomic state; not breaking down easily or naturally （指物質）穩定的（保持化學或原子狀態的）, 不易變化的
an element forming stable compounds 可形成穩定的化合物的元素.
stable n
1 building in which a horse or horses are kept and fed 馬廄
[attrib 作定語]
a stable door 馬廄的門.
2 (often pl with sing meaning and sometimes sing v 常作復數, 但詞義為單數, 有時動詞亦用單數) establishment that specializes in keeping horses for a particular purpose; the horses kept in this 專用馬房; 專用馬房中的馬
Is there a riding stables near here?附近有專供騎用馬的馬房嗎?
He owns a racing stable(s),ie a group of racehorses and the buildings they are kept in. 他是馬房主.
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 訓練基地; 培訓處; 學校
actors from the same stable 在同一處受訓的演員.
4 (idm 習語) lock, etc the stable door after the horse has bolted try to prevent or avoid loss, damage, etc when it is already too late 亡馬鎖廄, 為時已晚; 賊去關門. stable, v [Tn]
put or keep (a horse) in a stable 將（馬）置於廄中
Where do you stable your pony? 你那匹矮種馬養在哪兒?