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stabilizer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Chemistry, Transport
sta·bil·iz·er (also stabiliser British English) /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. HCa chemical that helps something such as a food to stay in the same state, for example to prevent it from separating into different liquids 〔食物等的〕稳定剂2. TTa piece of equipment that helps make something such as a plane or ship steady 〔飞机、轮船等的〕稳定装置5 see picture at 见图 plane13. [usually plural] British English one of a pair of small wheels that are fastened to the back wheel of a child’s bicycle to prevent it from falling over 〔儿童自行车车后轮两侧的〕稳定轮
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stabilizerThe complete normal and emergency stabilizer trim systems operated normally when functionally checked on the aircraft after the accident.Examination of the aircraft revealed the horizontal stabilizer was in the full travel nose-down position and beyond the micro switch stop.
From Longman Business Dictionarystabilizersta‧bil‧iz‧er /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə-ər/ (also stabiliser British English) noun [countable usually plural]ECONOMICS one of the ways in which a government tries to prevent large movements in the level of employment, incomes, prices, and production, for example by controlling interest rates, income tax, and government spendingTaxes and public spending act as automatic stabilisers in modern economies.
sta·bil·iz·er nounChineseSyllable
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stabilizer
stabilizer (also stabiliser British English) /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə, ˈsteɪbɪlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a chemical that helps something such as a food to stay in the same state, for example to prevent it from separating into different liquids
2. a piece of equipment that helps make something such as a plane or ship steady
3. [usually plural] British English one of a pair of small wheels that are fastened to the back wheel of a child’s bicycle to prevent it from falling over


sta·bil·izer (BrE also sta·bil·iser) BrE /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsteɪbəlaɪzər/ 🔊 nouna device that keeps sth steady, especially one that stops an aircraft or a ship from rolling to one side 稳定装置;(航空器的)安定面;(船舶的)减摇装置
stabilizers [plural] (BrE) (NAmE ˈtraining wheels) small wheels that are fitted at each side of the back wheel on a child's bicycle to stop it from falling over (儿童自行车后轮两侧的)稳定轮
(specialist) a chemical that is sometimes added to food or paint to stop the various substances in it from becoming separate 稳定剂