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　

Collins.1 / BNC.9963 / COCA.9924

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
1. stale cigarette smoke
  难闻的烟味儿
2. stale sweat
  汗臭味
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
1. stale jokes
  老掉牙的笑话
2. Their marriage had gone stale .
  他们的婚姻已了无热情。
（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
1. 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。

ADJ-GRADED (食物)不新鲜的，变味的
Stalefood is no longer fresh or good to eat.
1. 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。
ADJ-GRADED (空气、气味)不新鲜的，污浊的
Staleair or astalesmells is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh.
1. A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.
  一层烟雾低悬在污浊的空气中。
2. ...the smell of stale sweat.
  汗臭味
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.
1. I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
  我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。
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.
1. Her relationship with Mark has become stale...
  她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。
2. The Government, he said, were sticking to stale ideas.
  他说政府仍在抱残守缺。

verb

adj

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
1. stale bread
2. the beer was stale
lacking originality or spontaneity
1. moth-eaten theories about race
2. stale news
Synonym:colddustymoth-eaten

Running water never gets stale.
流水不腐。
Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale
一旦停止用脑，人很快就会变得迟钝。
Bread and cake in the course of becoming stale lose some water and this is a quality defect.
但面包和蛋糕在老化过程中损失水分则造成质量缺陷。
It's so stale in here, mary, please open the window and air this place out.
这里的气味太不好了。玛丽，请打开一扇窗子，让这个地方透透空气。
There was a smell of stale vegetables in the air.
空气中有陈腐蔬菜的气味。
Hypocrisy and duplicity were as Soviet as stale bread.
伪善和口是心非是前苏联的特征。
The bread is too stale to eat.
面包太陈不能吃了。
Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke
你满嘴都是难闻的雪茄味。
Her relationship with Mark has become stale
她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。
The air was heavy with the smell of stale grease paint, ointments, sachet.
空气里带着浓浓的走了味的油彩、油膏和香囊的气味。