stale 音标拼音: [st'el]
n . 尿
a . 不新鲜的,陈腐的,疲倦的,陈旧的
vt . 使变旧,走味
vi . 变陈旧,变无味
尿不新鲜的,陈腐的,疲倦的,陈旧的使变旧,走味变陈旧,变无味
stale adj 1 :
lacking freshness ,
palatability ,
or showing deterioration from age ; "
stale bread "; "
the beer was stale " [
ant :
{
fresh }]
2 :
lacking originality or spontaneity ;
no longer new ; "
moth -
eaten theories about race "; "
stale news " [
synonym : {
cold },
{
stale }, {
dusty }, {
moth -
eaten }]
v 1 :
urinate ,
of cattle and horses Stale \
Stale \,
n . [
Cf .
OF .
estal place ,
position ,
abode ,
market ,
F . ['
e ]
tal a butcher '
s stall ,
OHG .
stal station ,
place ,
stable ,
G .
stall (
see {
Stall },
n .);
or from OE .
stale theft ,
AS .
stalu (
see {
Steal },
v .
t .).]
1 .
Something set ,
or offered to view ,
as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose ;
a decoy ;
a stool pigeon . [
Obs .]
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Still ,
as he went ,
he crafty stales did lay .
--
Spenser .
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2 .
A stalking -
horse . [
Obs .] --
B .
Jonson .
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3 . (
Chess )
A stalemate . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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4 .
A laughingstock ;
a dupe . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Stale \
Stale \,
a . [
Akin to stale urine ,
and to stall ,
n .;
probably from Low German or Scandinavian .
Cf . {
Stale },
v .
i .]
1 .
Vapid or tasteless from age ;
having lost its life ,
spirit ,
and flavor ,
from being long kept ;
as ,
stale beer .
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2 .
Not new ;
not freshly made ;
as ,
stale bread .
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3 .
Having lost the life or graces of youth ;
worn out ;
decayed . "
A stale virgin ." --
Spectator .
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4 .
Worn out by use or familiarity ;
having lost its novelty and power of pleasing ;
trite ;
common . --
Swift .
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Wit itself ,
if stale is less pleasing . --
Grew .
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How weary ,
stale flat ,
and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world ! --
Shak .
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{
Stale affidavit } (
Law ),
an affidavit held above a year .
--
Craig .
{
Stale demand } (
Law ),
a claim or demand which has not been pressed or demanded for a long time .
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Stale \
Stale \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Staled } (
st [=
a ]
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Staling }.]
To make vapid or tasteless ;
to destroy the life ,
beauty ,
or use of ;
to wear out .
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Age can not wither her ,
nor custom stale Her infinite variety . --
Shak .
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Stale \
Stale \ (
st [=
a ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
stale ,
stele ,
AS .
stael ,
stel ;
akin to LG . &
D .
steel ,
G .
stiel ;
cf .
L .
stilus stake ,
stalk ,
stem ,
Gr .
steleo `
n a handle ,
and E .
stall ,
stalk ,
n .]
The stock or handle of anything ;
as ,
the stale of a rake .
[
Written also {
steal }, {
stele },
etc .]
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But seeing the arrow '
s stale without ,
and that the head did go No further than it might be seen . --
Chapman .
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Stale \
Stale \,
v .
i . [
Akin to D . &
G .
stallen ,
Dan .
stalle ,
Sw .
stalla ,
and E .
stall a stable . [
root ]
163 .
See {
Stall },
n .,
and cf . {
Stale },
a .]
To make water ;
to discharge urine ; --
said especially of horses and cattle . --
Hudibras .
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Stale \
Stale \,
n . [
See {
Stale },
a . &
v .
i .]
1 .
That which is stale or worn out by long keeping ,
or by use . [
Obs .]
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2 .
A prostitute . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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3 .
Urine ,
esp .
that of beasts . "
Stale of horses ." --
Shak .
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120 Moby Thesaurus words for "
stale ":
allurement ,
antiquated ,
back -
number ,
bait ,
banal ,
bewhiskered ,
blown ,
boring ,
bromidic ,
cliche ,
cliched ,
come -
on ,
common ,
commonplace ,
corny ,
crumbling ,
cut -
and -
dried ,
dead ,
decoy ,
dilapidated ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
dry ,
dusty ,
enticement ,
fade ,
familiar ,
fetid ,
flat ,
flavorless ,
frowy ,
fusty ,
gamy ,
gone off ,
gone to seed ,
gruelly ,
hackney ,
hackneyed ,
hand -
me -
down ,
hardened ,
high ,
inane ,
indifferent ,
insipid ,
jejune ,
limp ,
mild ,
mildewed ,
milk -
and -
water ,
moldering ,
moldy ,
moss -
grown ,
moth -
eaten ,
mouldy ,
musty ,
noisome ,
off ,
old ,
old hat ,
old -
fashioned ,
overused ,
pappy ,
platitudinous ,
pulpy ,
rancid ,
rank ,
reechy ,
reeking ,
rotten ,
ruined ,
ruinous ,
rusty ,
sapless ,
savorless ,
seducement ,
set ,
shopworn ,
smelly ,
snare ,
sour ,
soured ,
spiceless ,
spoiled ,
square ,
stenchy ,
stereotyped ,
stinking ,
stock ,
strong ,
tainted ,
tasteless ,
temptation ,
thin ,
threadbare ,
time -
scarred ,
timeworn ,
tired ,
tiresome ,
trap ,
trite ,
truistic ,
turned ,
unflavored ,
unoriginal ,
unsavory ,
vapid ,
warmed -
over ,
washy ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
weary ,
well -
known ,
well -
worn ,
wilted ,
wishy -
washy ,
withered ,
worn ,
worn thin
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STALE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of STALE is tasteless or unpalatable from age : no longer fresh How to use stale in a sentence
STALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary STALE meaning: 1 no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long: 2 not fresh and new… Learn more
Stale - definition of stale by The Free Dictionary Define stale stale synonyms, stale pronunciation, stale translation, English dictionary definition of stale adj stal·er , stal·est 1 Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air
STALE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary If you say that a place, an activity, or an idea is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same
stale - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (computing) Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache
stale adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of stale adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
stale - WordReference. com Dictionary of English having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit: He had grown stale on the job and needed a long vacation
STALE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com STALE definition: not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread See examples of stale used in a sentence
What does Stale mean? - Definitions. net Stale refers to something, often food, that is no longer fresh or good to consume due to age or exposure to air It can also refer to something that has become dull, tedious, or no longer new or interesting due to overuse or repetition
stale - definition and meaning - Wordnik Old and trite; lacking in novelty or freshness; hackneyed: as, stale news; a stale jest In athletics, overtrained; injured by overtraining: noting the person or his condition