词汇 | stale |
释义 | stale 1 ENTRIES FOUND: stale (adjective) stale /ˈsteɪl/ adjective staler; stalest stale /ˈsteɪl/ adjective staler; stalest Learner's definition of STALE [more stale; most stale] 1 a of food : no longer good or appealing : no longer fresh(食物)不新鲜的 stale food不新鲜的食物 stale bread不新鲜的面包 b : not clean, clear, or pure : having an unpleasant taste or smell气味不清新的;难闻的 stale air/water污浊的空气/水 a room filled with stale smoke满是难闻的烟味的房间 2 : not interesting or new : boring or unoriginal没有新意的;陈旧的 stale news/jokes过时的新闻;老掉牙的笑话 Their relationship went stale. [=became dull or predictable]他们的关系变得平淡无味了。 3 : not as strong, effective, or energetic as before疲倦的;厌倦的;无精打采的 She felt stale [=bored] in her job.她厌倦了自己的工作。 |
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