stale
stale1
(staler, stalest)
stalely
adverb
staleness
noun
语源
stale2
verb
(staler, stalest)
- (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry
（食物）不新鲜的；走味的；变硬的；发霉的；干的
stale bread.
不新鲜的面包。
■no longer new and interesting or exciting
陈旧的，不再有趣的；不再有激情的
their marriage had gone stale.
他们的婚姻已不再有激情了。
■[predic.](of a person) no longer able to perform well or creatively because of having done something for too long
（人）（因长时间做某项工作而）疲软的；失去创造力的
a top executive tends to get stale.
高层管理人员容易失去创造力。
■(of a cheque or legal claim) invalid because out of date
（支票，合法要求）（因过期而）失效的
- make or become stale
（使）不新鲜，（使）走味；（使）陈旧
[no obj.]she would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now.
她会把昨天剩下的面包切成小块，而那面包现在已经不新鲜了。
stalely
adverb
staleness
noun
语源
- Middle English (describing beer in the sense 'clear from long standing, strong'): probably from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from estaler 'to halt': compare with the verb stall
stale2
verb
- [no obj.](of an animal, especially a horse) urinate
（动物，尤指马）撒尿
- late Middle English: perhaps from Old French estaler 'come to a stand, halt' (compare with stale)
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