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单词 stale
释义
stale
adjective
uk
/steɪl/us
/steɪl/
C1
nolongernew orfresh, usually as aresultof beingkeptfor toolong:
（通常指因久放）不新鲜的，走味的
Thebread/biscuits/cakehadgonestale.面包／饼干／蛋糕已经不新鲜了。
Themorningafter theparty,theirapartmentsmelledof stalecigarettesmoke.聚会后的次日早上，他们的公寓里有一股污浊的烟味儿。
notfreshand new;boringbecause toofamiliar:
过时的，老套的，没有新意的
stalejokes/news老掉牙的笑话／过时的新闻
used todescribesomeone who haslostinterestin what they are doing because of beingboredorworkingtoo hard:
（对所做之事）厌倦的，腻烦的
They had beenworkingtogether for over fiveyearsand they had bothbecomea 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。
More examples
  • Afoulsmellof stalebeerpermeatedthewholebuilding.
  • Theroomwasfilledwith thereekof stalebeerandcigarettes.
  • Have you got any stalecheesethat I canbaitthemousetrapwith?
  • In thecathedralvaultstheairwasdankand stale.
  • Herbreathwas a little stale.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not pleasant to eat or drink
  • (as) tough as old bootsidiom
  • acrid
  • bitter
  • bitterness
  • bland
  • chewy
  • dishwater
  • insipidly
  • insipidness
  • like dishwateridiom
  • mouldy
  • overripe
  • pungent
  • staleness
  • stick tosomeone'sribsidiom
  • stodginess
  • stodgy
  • swill
  • unripe
  • watery
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Tedious and uninspiring
Plain and ordinary

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staleness
(Definition ofstalefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

stale| American Dictionary

stale
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/steɪl/
notfreshor new:
stalebread
Staleairsmellsverybad.
I used to like thatsitcom, but it’s gettingkindof stale.
(Definition ofstalefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstale

stale
In the second movement there is almost an excuse for blandness, in evoking an intimate butstalebedroom encounter.
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They arestaleseedbeds allowing weeds to germinate and destroy them before the crop is planted.
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Astaleseedbed is the tillage technique used to deplete the soil seed bank.
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He received us in rooms that were sparsely furnished and smelled strongly ofstalepipe smoke.
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His intention was to avoid becomingstaledue to repetition and also to acknowledge that television and stage repertoires require different musical approaches.
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What they read and hear sounds more like the truth than thestalesloganeering of the official media.
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The use ofstaleseedbeds allowing weeds to germinate and destroying them before the crop is planted is a successful technique.
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The exhaust ofstaleair will be assisted via the wind.
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Classifying something as being overused andstaledoes not immediately call to mind a distinctive linguistic category.
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Adjusting forstaleprices reduced, but did not eliminate, the lead by futures prices; while restrictions on short selling shares were rejected as an explanation.
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He rejectedstaleprices as a cause, but found some support for arbitrage risk as an explanation of mispricing.
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By-products such asstalebread, fancy cakes, biscuits and waffles widely vary in their nutrient composition.
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Agreements have not withered and customs have not staled their infinite variety.
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Hansard archive
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Perhaps that is because his mind is not staled by speaking upon it too often.
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Bread stored in the refrigerator will have increased staling rates and should therefore be kept at room temperature.
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