volatile
英 [ˈvɒlətaɪl] 美 [ˈvɑlətl]

adj.

易变的，不稳定的；（液体或油）易挥发的；爆炸性的；快活的，轻快的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 易变的，反复无常的，易激动的 of a quickly changing,undependable nature,especially easily becoming angry or dangerous
2. (液体或油)易挥发的 (of a liquid or oil) easily changing into a gas

英英释义

volatile

• n.a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

  "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

• adj.
  • evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

    "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"

  • liable to lead to sudden change or violence

    "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

    同义词：explosive

  • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

    "a flirt's volatile affections"

    同义词：fickle

  • tending to vary often or widely

    "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

词组短语

volatile oil挥发油；香精油

volatile matter挥发分，易挥发物

volatile market不稳定的行情

volatile content挥发物含量；挥发组分含量

volatile component[地质]挥发分；[地质]挥发性组份

volatile liquid挥发性液体

volatile substance挥发物

volatile solvent挥发性溶剂

volatile corrosion inhibitor挥发性减蚀剂；挥发性防腐纸；挥发性防锈剂

volatile fatty acid挥发性脂肪酸

volatile acid挥发酸

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The political situation is becoming more volatile.
   政局变得更加动荡不定。
2. Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.
   在战争环境下,食物和燃料的价格都很不稳定。
3. He has a highly volatile personality.
   他有着反复无常的个性。
4. He had a rather volatile temper and can't have been easy to live with.
   他脾气暴躁,很难相处。
5. Petrol is volatile.
   汽油容易挥发。

权威例句

Volatile Bodies: Towards A Corporeal Feminism
Non-volatile memory storage integrated circuit
Volatile Bodies: Toward a Corporeal Feminism by Elizabeth Grosz (review)
Low-cost and nanoscale non-volatile memory concept for future silicon chips
Toxicity of cadmium in sediments: The role of acid volatile sulfide
Defensive Function of Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile Emissions in Nature
Matrix-assisted ultraviolet laser desorption of non-volatile compounds
Lanthanum-substituted bismuth titanate for use in non-volatile memories
Two bit non-volatile electrically erasable and programmable semiconductor memorycell utilizing asymmetrical charge trapping
Mihic, S. J. et al. Sites of alcohol and volatile anaesthetic action on GABAA and glycine receptors. Nature 389, 385-389