1 ADJ-GRADED (食物)不新鲜的,变味的 Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. (食物)不新鲜的,变味的
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Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
他们的日常饮食包括一块不新鲜的面包、一碗米饭和变味的水。
SYN old, hard, dry, decayed
2 ADJ-GRADED (空气、气味)不新鲜的,污浊的 Stale air or a stale smells is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh. (空气、气味)不新鲜的,污浊的
SYN musty, stagnant, fusty
3 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 厌倦的;腻烦的 If you feel stale, you are bored because you have no new ideas or enthusiasm for what you are doing. 厌倦的;腻烦的
4 ADJ-GRADED (地方、活动或观点)令人厌倦的,缺乏新鲜感的 If you say that a place, an activity, or an idea is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same. (地方、活动或观点)令人厌倦的,缺乏新鲜感的 [disapproval]
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Her relationship with Mark has become stale.
她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。
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The Government, he said, were sticking to stale ideas.
他说政府仍在抱残守缺。
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