stale
US
UK stale adj: (food: hard, tasteless) (食物等)
SC 不新鲜的，陈的 bù xīn xiān de ，chén de
TC 不新鮮的
TC 不新鮮的
Sam threw the stale bread out into the garden for the birds.
山姆将陈面包扔到花园给鸟吃。
stale adj: figurative (no longer novel) (比喻)
SC 陈旧的，陈腐的，没新意的 chén jiù de ，chén fǔ de ，méi xīn yì de
TC 陳舊的
TC 陳舊的
Neil and Tina had been together for fifteen years and their relationship had grown stale.
尼尔和蒂娜在一起有十五年之久了，他们的关系也变得了无新意，一潭死水。
stale adj: (drink: flat, tasteless) (啤酒等)
SC 走了味的，走气的
The beer was old and stale.
stale adj: (air: musty, not fresh) (空气)
SC 不新鲜的，污浊的 bù xīn xiān de ，wū zhuó de
TC 不新鮮的
TC 不新鮮的
The house had been closed up for years and air inside was stale.
stale adj: (lacking energy/ideas)
SC 缺乏朝气的
SC 缺乏创新精神的
SC 死气沉沉的 sǐ qì chén chén de
Nina had been the company whizz-kid, but after years of working long hours, she had become stale.
stale vi: (become stale)
SC 陈了
SC 变陈
SC 变得不新鲜 biàn de bù xīn xiān
The bread had been sitting on the counter for several days and had staled.
get stale, go stale vi + adj: (food: lose freshness)
SC 变得不新鲜 biàn de bù xīn xiān
This bread is as hard as a brick - it's got stale! If you leave the wrapper open, the cake will go stale very quickly.
get stale vi + adj: figurative, informal (become overused)
SC 滥用 làn yòng
TC 濫用
TC 濫用
stale check (US), stale cheque (UK) n: (bank order cashed late)
SC 失效支票
TC 失效支票
TC 失效支票