Stale



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解释

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• adj.不新鲜的, 陈腐的
• ［英］ adj.不新鲜的, 陈腐的 ( tasteless or unpalatable from age)
• ［例］ These old peanuts taste stale.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective (staler; stalest)

• Etymology: Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo-French estale, probably from Middle Dutch stel old (of beer)
• Date: 15th century
• 1. tasteless or unpalatable from age <stale bread>
• 2. tedious from familiarity <a stale routine>
• 3. impaired in legal force or effect by reason of being allowed to rest without timely use, action, or demand <a stale affidavit><a stale debt>
• 4. impaired in vigor or effectiveness
• ? stalely adverb
• ? staleness noun

II. verb (staled; staling)

• Date: 1599
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make stale
  • 2. archaic to make common ; cheapen
• intransitive verb
  • to become stale

III. intransitive verb (staled; staling)

• Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German stallen to urinate, stal urine of horses
• Date: 15th century
• urinate — used chiefly of camels and horses

IV. noun

• Date: 1548
• urine of a domestic animal (as a horse)

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