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stalesteIladj-r, -st no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long不新鲜的;污浊的;过时的She threw the pieces of stale bread into the garden for the birds to eat.她把陈面包扔到花园里给鸟吃。Coffee goes stale within a couple of weeks so it is best to buy it in small quantities.咖啡会在几个星期内走味，因此最好少量购买。The morning after the party, their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke.晚会后的早晨，他们的房间闻上去有股污浊的烟味。(fig.) She felt their relationship had lost its initial excitement and had become stale and predictable.她觉得他们的关系失去了起初的兴奋，变得平淡无奇。(fig.) He gave a boring speech full of stale jokes.他作了一篇乏味的发言，满是陈腐的笑话。(fig.) By the time he finally agreed to give an interview, the story was already stale news.在他终于同意采访时，这新闻已成明日黄花了。(fig.) If a person is described as being stale, they have lost interest in what they are doing because they are bored or are working too hard.疲惫的They had been working together for over five years and they had both become a little stale.他们在一起工作了5年多，都有了些厌倦。People who work under a lot of pressure tend to get stale quickly.工作中承受巨大压力的人很快容易疲惫。
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