stabilizer
/ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstā-bə-ˌlī-zər/ (ame, mw)
stabilizer — 名詞
- stabilizersingular
- stabilizersplural
1. a part fitted to a plane, boat, or car that stops it from tipping or rolling fro
穩定器
防止交通工具左右晃動的裝置
a part fitted to a plane, boat, or car that stops it from tipping or rolling from side to side and helps it stay level when moving.
Engineers added a tail stabilizer to the small aircraft after the first test flight.
工程師在第一次試飛後，為這架小型飛機加裝了尾翼穩定器。
compound: tail stabilizer
Ryo felt the cruise ship's stabilizers kick in when the waves grew rougher near Okinawa.
當沖繩附近的海浪變得更大時，Ryo 感受到那艘郵輪的穩定器啟動了。
plural: stabilizers + kick in
The race car's rear stabilizer broke during the second lap of the final.
那輛賽車的後穩定器在決賽第二圈時斷裂了。
Modern yachts use electronic stabilizers that respond automatically to changes in the sea.
現代遊艇使用電子穩定器，能自動因應海面的變化做出反應。
Without a working stabilizer, the helicopter would have rolled sideways during landing.
若沒有運作正常的穩定器，那架直升機在降落時就會往側邊翻倒。
用法筆記
Often appears with a modifier naming the vehicle part (`tail`, `wing`, `rear`, `horizontal`) or vehicle type (`ship`, `aircraft`, `yacht`). Frequently plural when ships or boats are involved, because they are fitted in pairs.
常見錯誤
2. a chemical mixed into food, paint, plastic, or another product so its texture, c
穩定劑
讓食品或塗料等品質不變的添加物
a chemical mixed into food, paint, plastic, or another product so its texture, colour, or other qualities do not change over time.
Putri checked the yogurt label and saw that pectin was listed as a stabilizer.
Putri 查看優格的標籤，看到果膠被列為一種穩定劑。
noun phrase: listed as a stabilizer
Manufacturers add stabilizers to ice cream so the texture stays smooth in the freezer.
製造商會在冰淇淋裡加入穩定劑，讓口感在冷凍庫中保持滑順。
verb collocation: add stabilizers to [product]
The paint contains a UV stabilizer to keep the colour bright in direct sunlight.
這款油漆裡含有抗紫外線穩定劑，可讓顏色在陽光直射下依然鮮豔。
Vikram studied which stabilizers food companies use in salad dressings.
Vikram 研究食品公司在沙拉醬中使用哪些穩定劑。
Without a stabilizer, the cream separates from the oil within a few hours.
如果沒有加穩定劑，鮮奶油在幾個小時內就會和油脂分離。
- preservative
narrower; specifically stops spoiling or microbial growth, not general state change
- emulsifier
narrower; only for keeping oil and water mixed; emulsifiers are one kind of stabilizer
用法筆記
Usually countable and often plural; collocates with `add (to)`, `contain`, `list as`. The modifier names what the chemical protects against (`UV stabilizer`, `heat stabilizer`) or the product family it belongs to (`food stabilizer`, `polymer stabilizer`).
3. one of a pair of small wheels attached beside the back wheel of a child's bicycl
輔助輪
兒童腳踏車後輪兩側的小輔助輪
one of a pair of small wheels attached beside the back wheel of a child's bicycle so it will not fall over while the child is learning to ride.
Ezra rode in circles around the park with the stabilizers still bolted to his bike.
Ezra 騎著還裝著輔助輪的腳踏車，在公園裡繞圈圈。
plural default: stabilizers
Constanza asked her father to take the stabilizers off now that she could balance on her own.
Constanza 已經可以自己平衡，便請爸爸把輔助輪拆下來。
verb collocation: take the stabilizers off
The shop fits stabilizers to every child's bike sold during the spring sale.
這家店在春季特賣時賣出的每一台兒童腳踏車都會裝上輔助輪。
One of the stabilizers on Hamza's bike kept scraping the pavement at every corner.
Hamza 腳踏車上其中一個輔助輪，每次轉彎時都會刮到路面。
Children in the UK usually start riding with stabilizers before learning on two wheels alone.
英國的小孩通常會先騎裝著輔助輪的腳踏車，才學著只用兩個輪子騎車。
- training wheel
American English equivalent; usually plural training wheels
用法筆記
British English; American English uses `training wheels` for the same object. Almost always plural because the wheels come as a pair. Common verbs: `take off`, `remove`, `fit`, `put on`.
常見錯誤
4. a government rule or system designed to stop prices, output, or the wider econom
穩定機制
避免價格或產出大幅波動的政策措施
a government rule or system designed to stop prices, output, or the wider economy from changing too quickly in either direction.
The new rice subsidy works as a price stabilizer for farmers across Java.
這項新的稻米補貼，對爪哇各地的農民來說，是一種價格穩定機制。
frame: X works as a stabilizer
Critics argued that the central bank's bond programme was an automatic stabilizer for the wider economy.
批評者主張，央行的債券計畫對整體經濟而言是一種自動穩定機制。
compound: automatic stabilizer
Without strong stabilizers, the country's coffee prices swung wildly every harvest season.
若沒有強而有力的穩定機制，這個國家的咖啡價格每到收成季節就會大幅波動。
Jabari's research compared agricultural stabilizers in Kenya and Brazil.
Jabari 的研究比較了肯亞和巴西的農業穩定機制。
Unemployment benefits act as a stabilizer during a recession because spending does not collapse.
失業救濟金在景氣衰退時扮演穩定機制的角色，因為消費不會崩跌。
- destabilizer
direct opposite; a factor that makes prices or output swing more
用法筆記
Formal, economics register. Frequent compounds: `price stabilizer`, `automatic stabilizer`, `economic stabilizer`. The subject is typically a policy, programme, or institution rather than a person or object.