Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
You might have heard this word used in stories about countries and their money.
你可能听过这个词被用在关于国家及其货币的新闻报道中。
It often is used to talk about financial matters.
它常常被用来谈论金融事宜。
In a bid to stabilize Ukraine's economy, IMF Mission Chief Nikolay Gueorguiev says the world lending body has agreed to provide up to $18 billion in emergency aid, not counting the additional loan guarantees.
为努力稳定乌克兰经济，国际货币基金组织事务主管尼古拉·格奥尔基夫表示，国际贷款机构已经同意提供一百八十亿美元的紧急救助，这还不包括额外的贷款担保。
“Stabilize” means to make something stop from changing.
"稳定"的意思是使某事停止变动。
Many times, it means trying to keep something from becoming worse, or to fix it.
通常它的意思是试图使某事免于陷入更糟境地，或是试图挽救。

The word “stabilize” is also used in medicine.
“稳定”这个词也用于医疗中。
When patients are very sick, doctors will work to stabilize them, to prevent them from getting worse.
当病人病重时，医生会试图稳定他们的病情，防止他们病情恶化。
So the next time you hear the word “stabilize”, you will know what this News Word means.
下次你听到“稳定”这个词的时候，你就会知道这个新闻词汇是什么意思了。