stale

形容詞

1. 1

   不新鮮的、走味的、乾硬的

   The bread was stale, so I used it to make croutons.

   麵包已經乾硬不新鮮了，所以我拿來做麵包丁。

2. 2

   不流通的、悶的

   Open a window; the air in here is stale.

   開個窗吧，這裡的空氣很悶。

3. 3

   陳腐的、老套的、乏味的

   He keeps telling the same stale jokes at every meeting.

   他每次開會都講同樣的老套笑話。

4. 4

   一成不變的、停滯的

   Their marriage had grown stale after fifteen years.

   他們的婚姻在十五年後變得一成不變。

5. 5

   生疏的、退步的

   The players went stale during the long break.

   球員在漫長的休賽期中變得生疏。