亚洲网紅露点

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volatile

[ vol-uh-tl, -tilor, especially British, -tahyl ]

adjective

  1. evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor:

    Acetone is a volatile solvent.

  2. tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive:

    a volatile political situation.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. changeable; mercurial; flighty:

    a volatile disposition.

  4. (of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly:

    volatile market conditions.

  5. fleeting; transient:

    volatile beauty.

  6. Computers. of or relating to storage that does not retain data when electrical power is turned off or fails.
  7. able to fly or flying.


noun

  1. a volatile substance, as a gas or solvent.

volatile

/ 藢v蓲l蓹藞t瑟l瑟t瑟; 藞v蓲l蓹藢ta瑟l /

adjective

  1. (of a substance) capable of readily changing from a solid or liquid form to a vapour; having a high vapour pressure and a low boiling point
  2. (of persons) disposed to caprice or inconstancy; fickle; mercurial
  3. (of circumstances) liable to sudden, unpredictable, or explosive change
  4. lasting only a short time

    volatile business interests

  5. computing (of a memory) not retaining stored information when the power supply is cut off
  6. obsolete.
    flying or capable of flight; volant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a volatile substance
  2. rare.
    a winged creature
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

volatile

  1. Changing easily from liquid to vapor at normal temperatures and pressures. Essential oils used in perfumes are highly volatile.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞惫辞濒补迟颈濒别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫辞濒路补路迟颈濒路颈路迟测 [vol-, uh, -, til, -i-tee], 惫辞濒顎僡路迟颈濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卾辞濒路补路迟颈濒顎僫路迟测 noun
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路惫辞濒顎僡路迟颈濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路惫辞濒顎僡路迟颈濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volatile1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English, from Latin 惫辞濒腻迟颈濒颈蝉, equivalent to 惫辞濒腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渇lown,鈥 past participle of 惫辞濒腻谤别 鈥渢o fly鈥 + -ilis -ile
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volatile1

C17: from Latin 惫辞濒腻迟墨濒颈蝉 flying, from 惫辞濒腻谤别 to fly
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It鈥檚 not easy to make a musical about a crook with a volatile temper, an unslakable thirst for booze and a record of fumbled heists.

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So when the economy is turbulent and investors want to take money out of volatile stocks and shares markets, they usually place that cash in US bonds.

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A 150 miles away, in the West of England region, the political terrain looks different but just as volatile.

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Otherwise, with volatile fee income from foreign students, he believes other funds have to be allowed.

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The biggest fear looming is a possible recession, which could have a devastating impact on the media business that is already in a volatile state due to shifting consumer habits.

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