stale

adj.

1. 不新鲜的
   no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat
2. 不新鲜的；（空气）污浊的；（烟味）难闻的
   no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant
   1. stale cigarette smoke
      难闻的烟味儿
   2. stale sweat
      汗臭味
3. 陈腐的；没有新意的；老掉牙的
   something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting
   1. stale jokes
      老掉牙的笑话
   2. Their marriage had gone stale .
      他们的婚姻已了无热情。
4. （因持续做某事时间太长）厌倦的，腻烦的
   a person who is stale has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well or produce any new ideas
   1. After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.
      在那个岗位干了十年之后，她觉得腻了，需要换换工作。

1. ADJ-GRADED (食物)不新鲜的，变味的
   Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat.
   1. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
      他们的日常饮食包括一块不新鲜的面包、一碗米饭和变味的水。
2. ADJ-GRADED (空气、气味)不新鲜的，污浊的
   Stale air or a stale smells is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh.
   1. A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.
      一层烟雾低悬在污浊的空气中。
   2. ...the smell of stale sweat.
      汗臭味
3. ADJ-GRADED 厌倦的;腻烦的
   If you feel stale, you are bored because you have no new ideas or enthusiasm for what you are doing.
   1. I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
      我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。
4. ADJ-GRADED (地方、活动或观点)令人厌倦的，缺乏新鲜感的
   If you say that a place, an activity, or an idea is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same.
   1. Her relationship with Mark has become stale...
      她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。
   2. The Government, he said, were sticking to stale ideas.
      他说政府仍在抱残守缺。

1. Six stale loaves of brown bread formed a dark blot on the otherwise barren shelves.
   6条变质的黑面包在原本空荡荡的架子上堆出了一个黑点儿。
2. Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale
   一旦停止用脑，人很快就会变得迟钝。
3. There was a powerful smell of stale beer.
   有一种呛人的过期啤酒味。
4. Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke
   你满嘴都是难闻的雪茄味。
5. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
   他们的日常饮食包括一块不新鲜的面包、一碗米饭和变味的水。
6. A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air.
   一层烟雾低悬在污浊的空气中。
7. I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
   我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。
8. Her relationship with Mark has become stale
   她和马克之间已经没有新鲜感了。
9. The Government, he said, were sticking to stale ideas.
   他说政府仍在抱残守缺。
10. I tucked some plastic wrap around the sandwiches to keep them from getting stale.
    我用塑料包装纸把三明治裹起来，防止变质。
11. Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.
    流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
12. Running water never gets stale.
    流水不腐。
13. The bread is too stale to eat.
    面包太陈不能吃了。
14. It's so stale in here, mary, please open the window and air this place out.
    这里的气味太不好了。玛丽，请打开一扇窗子，让这个地方透透空气。
15. He has nothing to eat but stale bread.
    他除了变了味的面包外没什么东西可吃。
16. However, like any relationship, the one between you and your boss can get stale.
    然而，就如和其他的关系一样，你和你上司的关系也可能会弄僵。
17. All the bread is stale.
    所有的面包都不新鲜了。
18. Hypocrisy and duplicity were as Soviet as stale bread.
    伪善和口是心非是前苏联的特征。
19. This point of view is getting stale.
    这个观点得到了无生气。
20. His hunger makes his stale bread go down.
    饥饿使他把这不新鲜的面包吞了下去。
21. I was growing stale in London.
    伦敦对我逐渐已不再新鲜。
22. I think his writing is beginning to grow a little stale.
    我认为他的作品开始有点乏味了。
23. I'm old and stale and faded.
    我老了，过时了，憔悴了。
24. This results in redundant and often stale data, password proliferation, and greater help desk costs.
    这导致了冗余和常常陈旧的数据、密码的增加和更大的帮助中心开销。
25. He must also be able to get rid of stale air and waste matter.
    他们还必须能够排除废气和废物。
26. The only food they could find in the house was some stale bread and a few wizened apples.
    他们能在这座房子里找到食物只有一些不新鲜的面包和几个干瘪的苹果。
27. You can tell the difference between a fresh and a stale betelnut.
    可以看出新鲜槟榔和过期槟榔的不同。
28. The air was heavy with the smell of stale grease paint, ointments, sachet.
    空气里带着浓浓的走了味的油彩、油膏和香囊的气味。
29. There was a smell of stale vegetables in the air.
    空气中有陈腐蔬菜的气味。
30. Bread and cake in the course of becoming stale lose some water and this is a quality defect.
    但面包和蛋糕在老化过程中损失水分则造成质量缺陷。

verb

1. urinate, of cattle and horses

adj

1. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
   1. stale bread
   2. the beer was stale

2. lacking originality or spontaneity
   1. moth-eaten theories about race
   2. stale news

   Synonym:    colddustymoth-eaten