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stale adj.不新鲜的；陈腐的；厌倦的v.变得不新鲜；腐坏；(动物)撒尿n.(动物的)尿 (1) 饥饿使他把这不新鲜的面包吞了下去。(2) 他总是要买两个不新鲜的面包。(3) 男人认为女人有讲陈腐故事的才能。(4) 我对吉它一直兴味盎然。 The word stale comes from the Old French estaler meaning "to halt," which is what happens to your jaw when you try and bite down on a piece of stale bread — it just can't chew through it. But stale isn't a word that's used only when talking about food. When an idea is stale, it's old or boring. And when a horse stales, it's not old and crusty, it's urinating. Step aside.

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英 [steɪl] 美 [steɪl] (1) His hunger makes his stale bread go down.(2) He always bought two loaves of stale bread.(3) The males think the females have talent for telling stale tales.(4) The pleasure I get from playing guitar never stales. 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. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](食物)不新鲜的，变味的 Stale food 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。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](空气、气味)不新鲜的，污浊的 Stale air or a stale smells 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3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]厌倦的；腻烦的 If you feel stale, you are bored because you have no new ideas or enthusiasm for what you are doing.   [v-link ADJ]I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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 is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same.   [disapproval]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。

英语单词	stale
英美音标	英 [steɪl] 美 [steɪl]
中文释义	adj.不新鲜的；陈腐的；厌倦的 v.变得不新鲜；腐坏；(动物)撒尿 n.(动物的)尿
英语例句	(1) His hunger makes his stale bread go down. (2) He always bought two loaves of stale bread. (3) The males think the females have talent for telling stale tales. (4) The pleasure I get from playing guitar never stales.
中文例句	(1) 饥饿使他把这不新鲜的面包吞了下去。 (2) 他总是要买两个不新鲜的面包。 (3) 男人认为女人有讲陈腐故事的才能。 (4) 我对吉它一直兴味盎然。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	The word stale comes from the Old French estaler meaning "to halt," which is what happens to your jaw when you try and bite down on a piece of stale bread — it just can't chew through it. But stale isn't a word that's used only when talking about food. When an idea is stale, it's old or boring. And when a horse stales, it's not old and crusty, it's urinating. Step aside.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](食物)不新鲜的，变味的 Stale food 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。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](空气、气味)不新鲜的，污浊的 Stale air or a stale smells 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 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]厌倦的；腻烦的 If you feel stale, you are bored because you have no new ideas or enthusiasm for what you are doing. [v-link ADJ] I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale. 我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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 is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same. [disapproval] 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。

Stale Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Bread Longer I Fresh Bite