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| 1 | stale food such as bread is old and no longer fresh （食物）不新鲜的，陈旧的 |
| a packet of stale biscuits 一包不新鲜的饼干 |
| get/go stale Wrap the bread up well or it’ ll go stale. 把面包包好，否则会不新鲜的。 |
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| 2 | used for describing something that does not smell fresh or pleasant 气味不新鲜的；污浊的 |
| stale air 污浊的空气 |
| stale cigarette smoke 污浊的香烟烟气 |
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| 3 | not new , original , or interesting 陈腐的；没有新意的；无趣味的 |
| stale news/jokes/ideas 旧闻/老掉牙的笑话/陈腐的观点 |
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| 4 | if you are stale , you have done something so often that you can no longer do it well or be interested in it （人）腻烦的，疲沓的 |
| get/go stale He was getting stale and wanted a new job. 他腻烦了，想换个新工作。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| staleness noun U |
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