stale
英 [steɪl]
美 [steɪl]
adj. 不新鲜的; (空气)污浊的; (烟味)难闻的; 陈腐的; 没有新意的; 老掉牙的
n. (牛马、骆驼的)尿
比较级:staler 过去式:staled 复数:stales 现在分词:staling 最高级:stalest 第三人称单数:stales 过去分词:staled
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牛津词典
adj.
- 不新鲜的
no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat - 不新鲜的;(空气)污浊的;(烟味)难闻的
no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant- stale cigarette smoke
难闻的烟味儿 - stale sweat
汗臭味
- stale cigarette smoke
- 陈腐的;没有新意的;老掉牙的
something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting- stale jokes
老掉牙的笑话 - Their marriage had gone stale .
他们的婚姻已了无热情。
- stale jokes
- (因持续做某事时间太长)厌倦的,腻烦的
a person who is stale has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well or produce any new ideas- After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.
在那个岗位干了十年之后,她觉得腻了,需要换换工作。
- After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (食物)不新鲜的,变味的
Stalefood is no longer fresh or good to eat.- 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。
- Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
- ADJ-GRADED (空气、气味)不新鲜的,污浊的
Staleair or astalesmells is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh.- 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
- A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.
- ADJ-GRADED 厌倦的;腻烦的
If you feelstale, you are bored because you have no new ideas or enthusiasm for what you are doing.- I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。
- I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
- 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 isstale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same.- 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。
- Her relationship with Mark has become stale...
英英释义
verb
- urinate, of cattle and horses
adj
- lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
- stale bread
- the beer was stale
- lacking originality or spontaneity
- moth-eaten theories about race
- stale news
双语例句
- There was a powerful smell of stale beer.
有一种呛人的过期啤酒味。 - All the bread is stale.
所有的面包都不新鲜了。 - This point of view is getting stale.
这个观点得到了无生气。 - I'm old and stale and faded.
我老了,过时了,憔悴了。 - Running water never gets stale.
流水不腐。 - The bread is too stale to eat.
面包太陈不能吃了。 - I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。 - A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.
一层烟雾低悬在污浊的空气中。 - Six stale loaves of brown bread formed a dark blot on the otherwise barren shelves.
6条变质的黑面包在原本空荡荡的架子上堆出了一个黑点儿。 - Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.
流水不腐,户枢不蠹。