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volatile

/vol-uh-tl, -til or, especially British, -tahyl/US // ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl or, especially British, -ˌtaɪl //UK // (ˈvɒləˌtaɪl) //

挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性

Related Words

elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态ticklish痒痒的,怕痒,痒痒,怕痒的人fickle多变的,多变,无常,善变的unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳buoyant强劲的,强有力的,富有活力的,富有活力resilient弹性,有弹性的,弹性的,有弹性capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者elastic弹性,松紧带,弹性的,弹性物质light光,光线,光明,光照ephemeral瞬息万变,瞬息万变的,短暂的,昙花一现fugitive逃亡者,逃亡,亡命之徒,逃犯transient瞬息万变的,瞬息万变,瞬时的,一过性的imponderable不可思议的,不可估量的,不可思议,不可估量variable变量,变数,变动,变异airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的effervescent泡腾式,泡腾性,泡腾型,泡腾剂expansive广阔的,宽广的,广泛的,广阔的空间

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
    • : tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation.
    • : changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition.
    • : tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly: volatile market conditions.
    • : fleeting; transient: volatile beauty.
    • : Computers. of or relating to storage that does not retain data when electrical power is turned off or fails.
    • : able to fly or flying.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a volatile substance, as a gas or solvent.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.explosive, changeable
Synonyms
buoyant强劲的,强有力的,富有活力的,富有活力capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意elusive捉摸不定的,难以捉摸的,难以捉摸,捉摸不定erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常fickle多变的,多变,无常,善变的resilient弹性,有弹性的,弹性的,有弹性ticklish痒痒的,怕痒,痒痒,怕痒的人unsettled不安分的,不安的,不安稳的,不安的状态unstable不稳定的,不稳定,不稳的,不稳elastic弹性,松紧带,弹性的,弹性物质ephemeral瞬息万变,瞬息万变的,短暂的,昙花一现fugitive逃亡者,逃亡,亡命之徒,逃犯gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者imponderable不可思议的,不可估量的,不可思议,不可估量light光,光线,光明,光照transient瞬息万变的,瞬息万变,瞬时的,一过性的variable变量,变数,变动,变异airy轻盈的,轻盈,飘逸,飘逸的effervescent泡腾式,泡腾性,泡腾型,泡腾剂expansive广阔的,宽广的,广泛的,广阔的空间fleeting转瞬即逝,转瞬即逝的,稍纵即逝,稍纵即逝的flighty飞行的,飞行,飞扬跋扈,飘逸flippant轻描淡写,轻描淡写的,轻率的,轻率frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮fugacious早熟,早落,早熟的,早泄gaseous气态的,气态,气体的,气体giddy晕乎乎的,晕眩,晕头转向,晕乎乎impermanent朝不保夕,朝生暮死,电光火石,朝三暮四inconsistent不一致的,不一致,不一致的情况,不一致的是inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的lively活泼的,活跃的,热烈的,热闹的lubricious润滑的,润滑,润滑性的,润滑性mercurial水银泻地式,水银泻地,水银,水银色的momentary瞬间,瞬间的,瞬时,暂时的playful俏皮的,俏皮,好玩的,俏皮可爱short-lived昙花一现,昙花一现的,短暂的,寿命短的sprightly活泼的,神气活现,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞地subtle微妙的,微妙,巧妙的,巧妙temperamental喜怒无常,脾气暴躁,脾气大的,脾气好的transitory暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性,过渡性unsteady不稳的,不稳定的,不稳定,不稳up-and-down向上和向下,上下,上上下下,上下移动vaporous蒸气,蒸汽的,蒸腾的,蒸汽whimsical奇思妙想,异想天开,奇思妙想的,异想天开的

Examples

  • Without government backing, bitcoin's price is highly volatile.

  • Yes, accepting such a volatile currency for payment is a GAAP accounting nightmare.

  • Over three of the stock’s most volatile trading days, GameStop shares changed hands 554 million times — more than 11 times the number of total shares available.

  • Methane, for example, consists of a single carbon atom linked to four hydrogen atoms and is extremely volatile.

  • Diseases will likely manifest themselves by the presence of multiple volatile molecules—a cocktail of them, Koulakov thinks, so here rodents’ abilities would be particularly helpful.

  • Visibly affected the by military atmosphere the young man admitted his emotions were volatile.

  • Pryor had yet to become the volatile social satirist who unnerved white industry executives and delighted black audiences.

  • But politics are volatile in Ukraine and Opposition Bloc is pushing hard.

  • In the volatile southern province of Kandahar, for instance, an innovative school for teenage girls will soon close its doors.

  • Living as they do in the heart of the volatile Caucasus, Georgians are only too aware of the fires that surround them.

  • The atmosphere of the earth is composed mainly of very volatile elements, known as nitrogen and argon.

  • The nurse brought her sal volatile, and washed the small cut above her eyebrow.

  • I had fears that I might find you alone in a darkened room, with tear-stained eyes and sal-volatile by your side.

  • Caermarthen's eldest son—bold and volatile, fond of the sea, and living much among sailors—had a small yacht of marvellous speed.

  • A volatile oil, used to keep away insects from textiles, is obtained from the leaves.

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