Word · Frequency #23799
destabilize
（使）不稳定；使动摇
become or make unstable
- 1.
To make something unstable.
使某物不稳定。
- 2.
To become unstable.
变得不稳定。
使某物不稳定。；变得不稳定。；使动摇
In use
A sudden spike in oil prices can destabilize the global economy.
The rumor destabilized the company's stock price within hours.
Frequent power cuts can destabilize the whole network.
destabilize sth
及物用法，后接宾语；主语常为事件、局势等。
The economic crisis has destabilized the government.
经济危机动摇了政府。
sth destabilizes
不及物用法，主语通常为局势、经济等，表示自身变得不稳定。
The region's security situation could destabilize at any moment.
该地区的安全局势随时可能变得不稳定。
be destabilized by sth
被动语态，强调外部因素导致不稳定。
The market was destabilized by the sudden policy shift.
市场因政策突然转变而出现动荡。
Verb forms
base destabilize · third person destabilizes · -ing destabilizing · past destabilized · past participle destabilized
使不稳定；使动摇（及物动词）。
Common mistakes
The economy is destabilize.The economy is destabilized.
destabilize 是动词，不能直接放在 be 动词后作表语；表示“被弄得不稳定”时要用过去分词 destabilized 构成被动语态。
The policy destabilized to the economy.The policy destabilized the economy.
destabilize 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，不需要介词 to；中文“对……造成不稳定”中的“对”不能直译成 to。
Connections
Collocations
- destabilize the economy
- 使经济不稳定
- The sudden rise in oil prices could destabilize the economy.油价突然上涨可能会使经济不稳定。
- destabilize the government
- 使政府不稳定
- Attempts to destabilize the government were quickly suppressed.试图使政府不稳定的行为很快遭到镇压。
- destabilize the region
- 破坏地区稳定
- The conflict threatens to destabilize the entire region.这场冲突有可能破坏整个地区的稳定。
- destabilize the situation
- 使局势动荡
- His reckless remarks only served to destabilize the situation.他鲁莽的言论只会使局势动荡。
- destabilize the market
- 扰乱市场稳定
- Rumors of a takeover destabilized the stock market.收购传闻扰乱了股市的稳定。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：destabilize = de + stabilize，去掉稳定，就是使动摇；想象抽走桌脚，桌子晃动。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political discourse、economic reporting、academic analysis 该词多用于正式场合，常见于政治、经济、国际关系等主题的新闻或学术文本，表示使局势或体系不稳定。日常口语中较少用，通常可换成 make unstable 等更口语化的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 destabilize 真正押韵的是 stabilize（重读音节及之后发音相同）。realize、organize、recognize、civilize、modernize 虽都有 -ize 拼写和 /aɪz/ 结尾，但重音位置不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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