stale
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ 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，还有不新鲜的水。
2. ADJ Stale air or smells are unpleasant because they are no longer fresh. (空气或气味) 不新鲜的
...the smell of stale sweat. …汗臭味。
3. ADJ 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、主意) 缺乏新鲜感的[表不满]
Her relationship with Mark has become stale. 她和马克的关系已变得乏味了。
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stale /steɪl/ (staler,stalest)
剑桥词典
- no longer new or fresh , usually as a result of being kept for too long
- A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building .
- The room was filled with the reek of stale beer and cigarettes .
- Have you got any stale cheese that I can bait the mousetrap with?
- In the cathedral vaults the air was dank and stale.
- Her breath was a little stale. 返回 stale
（通常指因久放）不新鲜的，走味的
The bread /biscuits /cake had gone stale. 面包／饼干／蛋糕已经不新鲜了。
The morning after the party , their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke . 聚会后的次日早上，他们的公寓里有一股污浊的烟味儿。
not fresh and new; boring because too familiar
过时的，老套的，没有新意的
stale jokes /news 老掉牙的笑话／过时的新闻
used to describe someone who has lost interest in what they are doing because of being bored or working too hard
（对所做之事）厌倦的，腻烦的
They had been working together for over five years and they had both become a little stale. 他们两个已经在一起共事5年多了，彼此都有一点儿厌倦。
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