查词 - stale

stale

steɪl adj

1 bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat 〔面包或蛋糕〕不新鲜的; 变味的;

French bread goes stale (=becomes stale) very quickly.

法式面包极易变味。

不新鲜的蛋糕

2 air that is stale is not fresh or pleasant 〔空气〕不新鲜的，污浊的;

the smell of stale smoke

难闻的烟味

3 not interesting or exciting any more 不再有趣的，没有新意的，乏味的

老掉牙的笑话

Other marriages might go stale , but not theirs.

别人的婚姻也许会变得缺乏热情，但他们的婚姻却不是这样。

4 if you get stale, you have no new ideas, interest, or energy, because you have been doing the same thing for too long 〔因长期从事同一工作而〕疲沓的，厌倦的，腻烦的

If you stay in the job for more than 10 years, you get stale .

如果你做同一个工作超过了 10 年，会感到腻烦的。

He was becoming stale and running out of ideas.

他变得疲沓，没有创意了。