volatile
adjective /ˈvɒlətaɪl/
/ˈvɑːlətl/
- (often disapproving) (of a person or their moods
) changing easily from one mood to another人或其情绪 易变的;无定性的;无常性的 - a highly volatile personality
反复无常的个性
- Edwards was a highly volatile character.
爱德华兹的性情喜怒无常。 - He was a very volatile character when playing.
他是一个非常反复无常的角色。 - She was a more volatile personality than her sister.
跟她姐姐相比,她更没有定性。 - She was a top model famed for her volatile behaviour.
她是以反复无常的行为闻名的顶级模特。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- extremely
- fairly
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- a highly volatile personality
- (of a situation
) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous情况 synonym unstable可能急剧波动的;不稳定的;易恶化的 - This is a highly volatile situation from which riots might develop.
现在局势极不稳定,有可能发展成动乱。 - Exporting the product was difficult due to a volatile exchange rate.
该产品的出口由于汇率波动剧烈而变得困难。 - a potentially volatile situation
有可能发生动荡的局势
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- This is a highly volatile situation from which riots might develop.
- (specialist) (of a substance
) that changes easily into a gas物质 易挥发的;易发散的 - Petrol is a volatile substance.
汽油是挥发性物质。
- Petrol is a volatile substance.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘creature that flies’, also, as a collective, ‘birds’): from Old French volatil or Latin volatilis, from volare ‘to fly’.