stale
stale 英 [steɪl] 美 [stel]
adj. 陈腐的；不新鲜的；腻烦的
进行时:staling 过去式:staled 过去分词:staled 第三人称单数:stales 名词复数:stales 比较级:staler 最高级:stalest
- If something is stale, it's no longer fresh. Ever bite into a piece of bread that's been left out a little too long? Chances are it's stale, or dry and hard to eat. Try making some croutons out of it.
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- adj. 陈腐的；不新鲜的；腻烦的
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1. stale cigarette smoke
难闻的烟味儿
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2. stale sweat
汗臭味
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3. stale jokes
老掉牙的笑话
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4. Their marriage had gone stale.
他们的婚姻已了无热情。
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5. 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。
- stale (adj.) early 13c., "freed from dregs or lees" (of ale, wine, etc.), probably literally "having stood long enough to clear," ultimately from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm;" probably via Old French estal "placed, fixed position," from Frankish *stal- "position" (see stall (n.1)).
- stale (v.) mid-15c., from stale (adj.). Related: Staled; staling.
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