stabilise

/'steibilalz/ Cách viết khác : (stabilise) /'steibilalz/

Thân thiện

The doctor gave her medication to stabilise her blood pressure.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To make something physically steady, firm, or stable; to prevent from moving, shaking, or falling.
   • To make something constant, balanced, or unchanging; to stop something from fluctuating or declining.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To become steady, firm, or stable; to stop fluctuating or changing.

Usage

• Transitive verb: Used when an external agent causes something to become stable. It is followed by a direct object (the thing being made stable).
• Intransitive verb: Used when the subject itself becomes stable without an external force being applied.

Examples

• Transitive use:
  • The engineers worked to stabilise the leaning tower. (They made the tower steady.)
  • The government intervened to stabilise the currency. (They made the currency's value constant.)
• Intransitive use:
  • Her condition has stabilised after the surgery. (Her condition became steady.)
  • The market finally stabilised after weeks of volatility. (The market became constant/balanced.)

Advanced Usage

• "to stabilise oneself": To make one's own body or emotions steady.
  • She took a deep breath to stabilise herself before the speech.
• In economics/politics: Often used to describe actions or policies aimed at creating economic or political steadiness.
  • The central bank's primary goal is to stabilise inflation.

Variants and Related Words

• Stabilize: The preferred spelling in American English. 'Stabilise' is the preferred spelling in British English. Both have identical meanings and usage.
• Stabilisation (noun, British English) / Stabilization (noun, American English): The process or action of making something stable.
  • The stabilisation of the patient's heartbeat was a good sign.
• Stabiliser (noun, British English) / Stabilizer (noun, American English): A device or substance used to make something stable.
  • The ship's stabilisers reduced the rolling motion.

Synonyms

• Steady (verb): To make or become steady.
• Balance (verb): To bring into or keep in equilibrium.
• Secure (verb): To fix or attach firmly.
• Settle (verb): To become calm, stable, or established.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: 'Stabilise' itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.) - To hold steady: To keep something in a stable position. - Please hold the ladder steady while I climb. (This is a related concept but uses different verbs.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word 'stabilise'. The concept is usually expressed directly.) - On an even keel: In a stable, steady, or balanced condition. (A related concept). - After the reforms, the company's finances were back on an even keel.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
   • The drug stabilized her blood pressure
   • stabilize prices
2. become stable or more stable
   • The economy stabilized
3. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
   • brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stabilize
• brace
• steady