湖边社【学个词 volatile】volatile - adj. 易变的，动荡不定的，反复无常的；（情绪）易变的，易怒的，突然发作的；（液体或固体）易挥发的，易气化的；（计算机内存）易失的; n. 挥发物；<罕>有翅的动物
Definition:
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adj.
1a: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
a volatile market
1b: unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition
2a: tending to erupt into violence : EXPLOSIVE
a volatile temper
2b: easily aroused
volatile suspicions
2c: LIGHTHEARTED, LIVELY
3: readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
4: difficult to capture or hold permanently : EVANESCENT, TRANSITORY
5: flying or having the power to fly
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noun : a substance that is readily vaporizable at relatively low temperature : a volatile substance
Synonyms
Adjective -capricious,changeable,fluctuating,fluid,inconsistent,temperamental,uncertain,unpredictable,unsettled,unstable,unsteady,variable
Example Sentences
Adjective
1 I am beginning to hear investors say that the best way to beat this volatile market is by trading—anxiously moving in and out of securities as the market ebbs and flows. In my view there is no surer path to the poorhouse.
—John W. Rogers, Jr., Forbes, 25 May 2009
2 Usually, only a few of the volatile chemicals in a fragrance are obviously noticeable to human noses. —Ivan Amato, Science News, 24 Sept. 2005
3 VOCs (or volatile organic compounds) are thought to be among the potential culprits behind illnesses often lumped under the heading of Sick Building Syndrome.—Scott Schilling, This Old House, March 2005
Adjective
4 In such a volatile atmosphere, shutting down communications doesn't stop misinformation.—WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
5 Core inflation — which strips out volatile food and energy costs — also dropped to 6.9% last month from 7.1% in May, which was its highest rate in 31 years. —Anna Cooban, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023