destabilize

IPA/ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz/
KK[dɪstˈebəlˌaɪz]IPA/ˌdiːˈsteɪbəlaɪz/

destabilize — 動詞

  • destabilizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • destabilizeshe / she / it
  • destabilizedpast simple
  • destabilizing-ing form

1. to create disorder or uncertainty in a system, organization, or situation, makin

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

破壞穩定；動搖

使政治、經濟體系變得不穩定

to create disorder or uncertainty in a system, organization, or situation, making it weak and unable to work normally

例句

Chidi warned that cutting military funding could destabilize the newly formed government.

Chidi 警告，削減軍費可能破壞新成立政府的穩定。

destabilize + government (political system as object)

The sudden rise in grain prices threatened to destabilize the entire regional economy.

糧食價格突然上漲，威脅到整個區域經濟的穩定。

常見搭配
  • destabilize a government
  • destabilize the economy
  • destabilize a region
  • destabilize the banking system
  • destabilize the peace process
  • further destabilize
  • politically destabilize
同義詞
  • undermine

    suggests gradual or secret weakening, often deliberate

  • disrupt

    focuses on interrupting normal functioning rather than structural collapse

  • weaken

    broader, less specific to systems and institutions

  • unsettle

    more about creating anxiety or uncertainty than structural damage

反義詞
  • stabilize

    direct opposite — to make steady and secure

  • strengthen

    broader — to make something stronger, not just stable

文法句型

destabilize + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object is typically a large-scale system or institution — a government, economy, market, region, or political process. Not used for personal relationships or small groups.

常見錯誤

The argument destabilized their friendship.
The argument damaged their friendship.
'destabilize' refers to large-scale systems, not personal relationships.
The company destabilized after the CEO left.
The company was destabilized after the CEO left.
'destabilize' is almost always transitive; use the passive voice for the affected entity as subject.

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常用片語

  • efforts to destabilize
  • attempt to destabilize
  • threaten to destabilize
  • designed to destabilize

介系詞搭配

  • by (unrest / corruption / interference)
  • through (policy changes / foreign influence)