stale

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四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. urinate, of cattle and horses
a. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

n. 尿
a. 不新鲜的, 陈腐的, 疲惫的, 陈旧的
vt. 使变旧, 走味
vi. 变陈旧, 走味, 失时效, 撒尿

Collins 星级

9,963

BNC 频率

9,924

使用频率

stale 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到它的同源词 stall，表示“停滞”，与“过时”或“陈腐”的概念相关。

例句

1. The bread is stale and not good to eat.

这块面包已经变硬，不适合吃了。

2. His jokes always feel stale because he tells them too often.

他的笑话总是感觉老套，因为他讲得太频繁了。

3. After a few days, the air in the room became stale and needed to be refreshed.

过了几天，房间里的空气变得沉闷，需要换新鲜空气。