Word · Frequency #12696
stabilize
使稳定；使稳固
make something stable
- 1.
To make stable.
使稳定
- 2.
To become stable.
变得稳定；稳定下来
变得稳定；稳定下来；使稳定；使安定；使稳固；稳定
In use
The doctor gave him medicine to stabilize his blood pressure.
After the storm, the ship slowly began to stabilize.
New policies helped stabilize the housing market.
stabilize + noun phrase (object)
The government implemented policies to stabilize the economy.
政府实施政策以稳定经济。
stabilize (intransitive, no object)
After a period of volatility, the stock market began to stabilize.
经过一段波动期后，股市开始稳定。
stabilize + at + value
常与介词 at 连用，表示稳定在某个水平。
The unemployment rate stabilized at 5%.
失业率稳定在5%。
stabilize + something + by + -ing / noun phrase
常与 by 连用表示方法。
They stabilized the building by adding steel beams.
他们通过增加钢梁使建筑物稳固。
Verb forms
base stabilize · third person stabilizes · -ing stabilizing · past stabilized · past participle stabilized
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
The economy is stabilize.The economy is stable.
stabilize 是动词，不能直接跟在系动词 is 之后作表语；应使用形容词形式 stable。
The medicine helps to stablize blood pressure.The medicine helps to stabilize blood pressure.
stablize 是常见拼写错误，正确的拼写是 stabilize，中间有字母 i。
Connections
Collocations
- stabilize the economy
- 稳定经济
- The government introduced new measures to stabilize the economy.政府推出了新措施来稳定经济。
- stabilize prices
- 稳定物价
- The central bank acted to stabilize prices after the sudden surge.在价格突然飙升后，央行采取措施稳定物价。
- stabilize the situation
- 稳定局势
- Peacekeeping troops were sent in to stabilize the situation.派遣维和部队以稳定局势。
- stabilize a patient
- 使病人病情稳定
- Doctors worked quickly to stabilize the patient before surgery.医生们迅速采取措施，在手术前稳定病人的病情。
- stabilize the market
- 稳定市场
- Investors hope the new policy will stabilize the market.投资者希望新政策能稳定市场。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stabilize 由 stable（稳定）+ ize（使…）组成，记住 stable 是“稳定的”，加上 ize 就是“使稳定”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗、金融、工程 该词是中性用法，正式与非正式语境中都比较常见；多用于描述情况、价格、结构等变得稳定，如医疗、金融、工程等场景。日常口语中也可使用，但略显书面。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词（使稳定）或不及物动词（稳定）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
destabilize is a true rhyme with stabilize because it shares the same stressed syllable and the final /beɪlaɪz/ sound. The other -ize words share the written ending and final /aɪz/ sound, but their stress falls on different syllables, so they do not rhyme with stabilize. stable looks similar in spelling but is an adjective pronounced /ˈsteɪbəl/, not a verb.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.