| 释义 |
stale /steil; stel/ adj 1 (of food) dry and unappetizing because not fresh: (指为物) 因不新鲜而干瘤无味的; 冻旧的： ~ bread. 陈面包。 2 uninterest- / ing because heard before: 因以前曾听到过而感到无趣味的; 老的; 陈旧的; 陈腐的; 拾人牙慧的： ~ news/ jokes. 旧新闻 (老笑话) 。 3 (of athletes, pianists, etc) no longer able to perform feally well because of too much playing, training, practice, etc: (指运动员、钢琴家等) 因过劳而表现不佳的; 疲惫的：become ~. 变为疲惫。 vi [VP2A] become ~: 变陈旧; 变疲惫： Are there any kinds of pleasure that never ~? 有没有永不会让人感到乏味的娱乐呢？ ~ness n |