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volatileness

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

挥发性,挥发性强,挥发,挥发性强的

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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.

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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.