stale

🇺🇸 /steɪl/ 🇬🇧 /steɪl/
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adjective
R

Not fresh anymore, so it tastes bad

The stale bread was hard and not good to eat.

不新鲜的面包又硬又不好吃。

R

Not fresh and smells bad

The air in the closed room was stale and stuffy.

密闭房间里的空气不新鲜且闷热。

R

Not new or exciting anymore

The jokes felt stale because we heard them too many times.

这些笑话感觉不再新鲜,因为我们听过太多次了。

R

Tired of doing the same thing for too long

After years in the same job, he felt stale and needed new challenges.

在同一份工作多年后,他感到厌倦并需要新的挑战。

translation

adj. 不新鲜, 有异味, 过时, 厌倦

词形变化

Comparative staler
Superlative stalest