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单词 stale
释义
stale
stl steɪl
Word forms: comparative staler, superlative stalest
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
  • 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
  • A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.

    一层烟雾低悬在污浊的空气中。

  • ...the smell of stale sweat.

    汗臭味

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
  • I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.

    我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。

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]
  • Her relationship with Mark has become stale.

    她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。

  • The Government, he said, were sticking to stale ideas.

    他说政府仍在抱残守缺。

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