Stable

(noun.) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock.

(verb.) shelter in a stable; 'stable horses'.

(adj.) maintaining equilibrium .

(adj.) not taking part readily in chemical change .

(adj.) firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; 'the economy is stable' .

(adj.) resistant to change of position or condition; 'a stable ladder'; 'a stable peace'; 'a stable relationship'; 'stable prices' .

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• We had already managed to get pretty high vacua, and we thought, maybe, the filament would be stable. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Property must be stable, and must be fixed by general rules. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• One of these lads sat up each night in the stable, while the others slept in the loft. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• This was the land of C?sar--and C?sar was a bad example for the successful general of a not very stable republic. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• A man ain't ashamed to say he wants to own a racing stable or a picture gallery. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The republican character of the private corporations called the schools or academies at Athens was far more stable and independent. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The stable-boy came back, followed--very unwillingly, as it appeared to me--by Joyce. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Edith Baxter was within thirty yards of the stables, when a man appeared out of the darkness and called to her to stop. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Talking of mysteries, by-the-bye, says Mr. Franklin, dropping his voice, I have another word to say to you before you go to the stables. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• A groom took the cutter to the stables, and Archer struck through the park to the high-road. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• At the back were trees, among which were to be found the stables, and the big kitchen garden, behind which was a wood. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Meanwhile Jos and Isidor went off to the stables to inspect the newly purchased cattle. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Some of the gentlemen were gone to the stables: the younger ones, together with the younger ladies, were playing billiards in the billiard-room. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• On that evening the horses had been exercised and watered as usual, and the stables were locked up at nine o'clock. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• At one end of the room, and helping to keep it warm in winter by their animal heat, stabled the beasts. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There's stabling in this place for a dozen horses; and unless Nickits is belied, he kept the full number. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• About it were cowsheds and stabling and such-like offices. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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