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stale¹[steil]adj. 1 (食品等)不新鲜的,有异味的;(啤酒等)走气的:stale bread不新鲜的面包 2 (空气等)不流通的,污浊的:stale water死水the smell of stale sweat汗臭味 3 陈腐的;陈旧的:Running water never gets stale.流水不腐.a stale joke听厌了的笑话stale news过时消息 4 疲惫不堪的;(运动员)因过度疲劳而竞技状态不佳的:He has gone stale.他已疲惫不堪了. 5 【律】失时效的:a stale cheque过期已久的支票a stale debt失时效的债务
vt.&vi. 1 (使)变得无味;(使)变陈旧 2 <古>贬低,低估 |