(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
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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
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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
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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(of a cheque or legal claim)invalid because out of date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
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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。
(of an animal, especially a horse)urinate
(动物,尤指马)撒尿。
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staleadj.不新鲜的;走味的;变硬的;发霉的;干的;陈旧的;不再有趣的;不再有激情的;疲软的;失去创造力的
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scalen.鱼鳞;鳞甲;鱼鳞状物;片状沉淀;天平;磅秤;等级;级别;规模;程度;范围;音阶
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staten.状态;状况;情况;国家;政府;领土;州;邦;盛观;隆重的礼仪;印记;压印;印图
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stylen.风格;样式;高雅;风度;气派;棒状物体;文体;发型
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stableadj.稳定的;稳固的;牢固的;持久的;没有恶化的;持重的;稳健的;心态平和的
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stagen.阶段;时期;步骤;舞台;层;楼层;塔层;与某时代对应的一段地层;戏剧
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salen.卖;出售;廉价出售;贱卖;销售;拍卖;销售额;销售量;义卖;销售活动
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