stale

英 [steɪl] 美 [steɪl]

adj.  不新鲜的; (空气)污浊的; (烟味)难闻的; 陈腐的; 没有新意的; 老掉牙的n.  （牛马、骆驼的）尿

牛津词典

adj.

不新鲜的

no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat不新鲜的；（空气）污浊的；（烟味）难闻的

no longer fresh; smelling unpleasantstale cigarette smoke

难闻的烟味儿stale sweat

汗臭味陈腐的；没有新意的；老掉牙的

something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or excitingstale jokes

老掉牙的笑话Their marriage had gone stale .

他们的婚姻已了无热情。（因持续做某事时间太长）厌倦的，腻烦的

a person who is stale has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well or produce any new ideasAfter ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.

在那个岗位干了十年之后，她觉得腻了，需要换换工作。