stale
01
不新鲜的, 陈旧的
(of food, particularly cake and bread) not fresh anymore, due to exposure to air or prolonged storage
例子
The bread became stale after sitting out on the counter for several days.
面包在柜台上放了好几天后变得不新鲜了。
She found the crackers in the pantry had gone stale, lacking their usual crispness.
她发现食品柜里的饼干不新鲜了，失去了往常的脆度。
例子
The party 's playlist felt stale, with the same songs played repeatedly throughout the night.
派对的播放列表感觉陈旧，整晚都在重复播放同样的歌曲。
Their conversation topics became stale, lacking the excitement they once had.
他们的话题变得陈旧，缺乏曾经拥有的兴奋。
2.1
过期的, 陈旧的
no longer valid or useful because it has not been acted on in time
例子
The company rejected the stale application because it was submitted after the deadline.
公司拒绝了过期的申请，因为它是截止日期后提交的。
The court threw out the stale evidence, as it had n’t been presented in a timely manner.
法院驳回了过时的证据，因为它没有及时提交。
例子
The room smelled of stale air after being closed for hours.
房间在关闭数小时后闻起来有陈腐的空气。
The water in the bottle tasted stale after sitting in the sun all day.
瓶子里的水在阳光下晒了一整天后，尝起来不新鲜了。
例子
After years of handling the same projects, he felt stale and disconnected from his work.
在多年处理相同的项目后，他感到倦怠并与工作脱节。
The teacher started feeling stale, unable to motivate her students like she once did.
老师开始感到厌倦，无法像以前那样激励她的学生。
to stale
01
排尿, 撒尿
to urinate, especially used when referring to an animal, particularly a horse
例子
The horse staled by the roadside during the ride.
骑马时，马在路边排尿了。
After being let out, the cattle staled in the pasture.
被放出来后，牛群在牧场上排尿。
02
使不新鲜, 失去新鲜度
to make something no longer fresh, often due to neglect or lack of use
Transitive
例子
The warm weather staled the bread, making it lose its freshness.
温暖的天气使面包变味，失去了它的新鲜度。
Leaving the milk out for too long staled it, making it undrinkable.
牛奶放太久会变味，变得不能喝。
03
变陈, 失去新鲜感
to lose freshness and become dry over time
Intransitive
例子
The bread staled overnight after being left uncovered.
面包在未加盖的情况下过夜后变干了。
The cake staled by the next morning, losing its freshness.
到了第二天早上，蛋糕变干了，失去了新鲜感。
