单词 | stale |
释义 | stalestalerstaleststalestale /steɪl/ adjective1no longer fresh: This bread’s gone stale.go 这面包已不新鲜了。the smell of stale smoke污浊的烟味2no longer interesting: stale news过时的消息3someone who is stale has no new ideas because they have been doing something for too long: I was getting stale in my old job.beget原来的那份工作我干得没劲了。THESAURUS: stalestale stale bread, cakes etc are no longer fresh: Those cookies are stale – throw them away.cookieberotten rotten fruit, vegetables, or eggs are no longer fresh and smell bad: Piles of rotten vegetables lay in the street.pilevegetablelieThat egg smells rotten.smellmouldy mouldy cheese, fruit, vegetables, or bread is not fresh and has an unpleasant green or black substance growing on it: a piece of mouldy cheese |
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