English主要词典
stale
Universal Words
adjective
1 (of food, especially bread and cake) no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat
2 (of air, smoke, etc.) no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant:
stale cigarette smoke * stale sweat
3 something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting:
stale jokes / news * Their marriage had gone stale.
4 a person who is stale has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well, feel enthusiastic about it or produce any new ideas:
After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change. * The cast is changed regularly to stop the actors from getting stale.
staleness noun [U]
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